Shloka 13
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
हर्यश्व॒स्य च दायाद: काशिराजो< भ्यषिच्यत । सुदेवो देवसंकाश: साक्षाद् धर्म इवापर:
Haryaśvasya ca dāyādaḥ Kāśirājo 'bhyasicyata | Sudevo devasaṅkāśaḥ sākṣād dharma ivāparaḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹര്യശ്വന്റെ അവകാശിയായ കാശീരാജന് വിധിപൂർവ്വം അഭിഷേകം നടന്നു. ആ സുദേവൻ ദേവസദൃശമായ ദീപ്തിയോടെ, മറ്റൊരു രൂപത്തിൽ സാക്ഷാൽ ധർമ്മം തന്നെയെന്നപോലെ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate succession and consecration are not merely political acts; the ideal ruler should embody Dharma—so visibly that his conduct seems like righteousness personified.
Bhishma describes the installation of Haryaśva’s heir as king of Kāśī, identifying him as Sudeva and praising him as god-like and comparable to Dharma in human form.