Shloka 28
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
ये चान्ये क्रतवस्तात ब्राह्मणैरभिपूजिता: । तैर्यजस्व महीपाल शक्रो देवपतिर्यथा
ye cānye kratavas tāta brāhmaṇair abhipūjitāḥ | tair yajasva mahīpāla śakro devapatir yathā ||
हे तात, हे महीपाल! ब्राह्मणांनी अभिपूजित व प्रशंसित असे जे अन्य यज्ञ-क्रतु आहेत, तेही तू कर. त्या यज्ञांद्वारे यज्ञपुरुषाची आराधना करून देवपती शक्र इंद्राप्रमाणे धर्म, दान व प्रजापालनात स्थित राहून राज्य चालव.
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should uphold rajadharma by supporting and performing approved Vedic sacrifices as endorsed by Brahmins, aligning royal power with sacred duty and public welfare—like Indra sustaining cosmic order.
Nakula addresses a ruler respectfully, urging him to undertake the various Brahmin-approved sacrificial rites and to worship through them, holding up Indra as the model of a sovereign who maintains order through dharmic action.