Shloka 4
Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)
स समेत्य महेन्द्राण्या देवराज: शतक्रतुः । मुदा परमया युक्त: पालयामास देवराट्,सौ यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करनेवाले देवराज इन्द्र अपनी महारानी शचीसे मिलकर अत्यन्त आनन्दित हो स्वर्गका पालन करने लगे
sa sametya mahendrāṇyā devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ | mudā paramayā yuktaḥ pālayāmāsa devarāṭ ||
ശല്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ദേവരാജൻ ശതക്രതു ഇന്ദ്രൻ മഹേന്ദ്രാണി (ശചി)യെ വീണ്ടും കണ്ടുമുട്ടി പരമാനന്ദത്തിൽ നിറഞ്ഞു; ദേവാധിരാജൻ സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിന്റെ പരിപാലനം ഏറ്റെടുത്തു.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ideal of governance: legitimate authority (devarāṭ), sustained by merit and duty (śatakratu, yajña), becomes stable and effective when joined with harmony and rightful partnership (reunion with Mahendrāṇī), resulting in the protection and maintenance of order (pālayāmāsa).
Śalya narrates that Indra, after reuniting with his queen Śacī (Mahendrāṇī), feels great joy and resumes ruling and safeguarding heaven, emphasizing the restoration of divine order and well-being in Svarga.