Shloka 7
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
कि कर्म तेनाचरितं तपो वा नियतव्रत । येनासौ सह शक्रेण स्पर्द्धते सुमहायशा:,नियमपूर्वक व्रतका पालन करनेवाले महर्षे! उन्होंने कौन-सा कर्म अथवा कौन-सी तपस्या की है, जिससे वे महान् यशस्वी होकर देवराज इन्द्रसे स्पर्धा कर रहे हैं
ki karma tenācaritaṃ tapo vā niyatavrata | yenāsau saha śakreṇa sparddhate sumahāyaśāḥ ||
നിയതവ്രത മഹാമുനേ! അദ്ദേഹം ഏതു കര്മ്മം ആചരിച്ചു, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏതു തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു, അതിനാൽ മഹായശസ്സു നേടിയവനായി ശക്രനോടും (ഇന്ദ്രനോടും) മത്സരിക്കാൻ ധൈര്യപ്പെടുന്നു?
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse probes the moral and spiritual causes behind extraordinary power and reputation: whether greatness arises from righteous action (karma) or austerity (tapas), and it implicitly questions the propriety of prideful rivalry—even with the gods—highlighting the ethical need to examine the foundations of one’s eminence.
Yudhiṣṭhira, addressing a sage known for strict observances, asks about a celebrated figure being discussed: what practices or penances enabled him to become so illustrious that he is said to compete with Indra himself.