Shloka 6
Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam
Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants
पृथोस्तु राजन् वैन्यस्य तथेक्ष्वाकोर्महात्मन: । ययातेरम्बरीषस्य मान्धातुर्नहुषस्य च
sañjaya uvāca |
pr̥thos tu rājan vainyasya tathekṣvākor mahātmanaḥ |
yayāter ambarīṣasya māndhātur nahuṣasya ca ||
ഹേ രാജാവേ! ഈ ഭാരതവർഷം വേനപുത്രൻ പൃഥുവിനും മഹാത്മാവായ ഇക്ഷ്വാകുവിനും യയാതിക്കും അംബരീഷനും, കൂടാതെ മാൻധാതാവിനും നഹുഷനും അത്യന്തം പ്രിയമായിരുന്നു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true greatness in rulership is tied to dharma and rootedness in the ancestral land: exemplary kings cherished Bhārata not as a possession for conquest, but as a sacred trust to protect and govern righteously.
Sañjaya, speaking to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lists celebrated monarchs (Pr̥thu, Ikṣvāku, Yayāti, Ambarīṣa, Māndhātṛ, Nahuṣa) as part of a broader recollection of mighty rulers, emphasizing the prestige and sanctity of Bhārata-varṣa and the tradition of dharmic kingship.