Shloka 12
शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
एवं राजकुलद्वारि मड़लैरभिपूजित: । आशीरव॑दान् द्विजैरुक्तान् प्रतिगृह्दा समन््ततः
evaṁ rājakuladvāri maṇḍalair abhipūjitaḥ | āśīrvādān dvijair uktān pratigṛhya samantataḥ ||
ഇങ്ങനെ രാജകുലദ്വാരത്തിൽ സമവേതമായ ജനമണ്ഡലങ്ങൾ യഥാവിധി ആദരിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ദ്വിജബ്രാഹ്മണർ ഉച്ചരിച്ച ആശീർവാദങ്ങൾ അദ്ദേഹം എല്ലാദിക്കിലും നിന്ന് സ്വീകരിച്ചു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship: a ruler (or honored person) should accept public honor with humility and give due place to Brahminical blessings and counsel, indicating that authority is strengthened by reverence for ethical and sacred guidance.
At the entrance to the royal residence, the person being described is ceremonially welcomed by assembled groups and receives blessings pronounced by Brahmins from all directions, marking a formal, auspicious reception scene.