Shloka 26
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: स कृष्णेन राजा राजीवलोचन: । हितार्थ सर्वलोकस्य समुत्तस्थौ महामना:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर कमलनयन महामनस्वी राजा युधिष्छिर सम्पूर्ण जगत्॒के हितके लिये उठ खड़े हुए
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena rājā rājīvalocanaḥ | hitārthaṁ sarvalokasya samuttiṣṭhau mahāmanāḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອຖືກພຣະກຣິດສະນາຕັກເຕືອນດັ່ງນັ້ນ ກະສັດຜູ້ມີດວງຕາດັ່ງດອກບົວ ຜູ້ໃຈໃຫຍ່ ກໍລຸກຂຶ້ນ ດ້ວຍໃຈມຸ່ງຫວັງປະໂຫຍດແກ່ປວງຊົນທັງປວງ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should respond to wise counsel by taking up action aimed at the welfare of all, embodying dharma through public-spirited responsibility rather than private interest.
After Kṛṣṇa speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira—described as lotus-eyed and great-souled—stands up, signaling readiness to proceed with a course of action meant for the good of everyone.