Shloka 7
Kurukṣetra–Sarasvatī Tīrtha-Māhātmya
Pilgrimage Merits and Sacred Geography
उवाच च महात्मानं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । ब्रृहि धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ केनार्थ: कि ददानि ते,तत्पश्चात् वे महात्मा धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरसे इस प्रकार बोले--:धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ नरेश! बोलो, तुम्हें किस वस्तुकी आवश्यकता है? मैं तुम्हें क्या दूँ?”
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
uvāca ca mahātmānaṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
brūhi dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha kenārthaḥ kiṃ dadāni te ||
പിന്നീട് അദ്ദേഹം മഹാത്മാവായ ധർമ്മരാജൻ യുധിഷ്ഠിരനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ധർമ്മധാരികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ രാജാവേ! പറയുക, നിനക്ക് എന്താണ് ആവശ്യം? ഞാൻ നിനക്ക് എന്ത് നൽകണം?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Aid and generosity are framed through dharma: the giver asks the righteous person to state a legitimate need, emphasizing consent, propriety, and ethical intention rather than impulsive giving or taking.
A speaker (as reported by Vaiśampāyana) respectfully addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, praising him as foremost among dharma-upholders and inviting him to declare what he requires, offering to provide it.