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युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
ऑपन-माजल बछ। सं: चत्वारिशो< ध्याय: युधिष्ठटिरका राज्याभिषेक वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा गतमन्युर्गतज्वर: । काउ्चने प्राड्मुखो हृष्टो न््यषीदत् परमासने
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tataḥ Kuntīsuto rājā gatamanyur gatajvaraḥ | kāñcane prāṅmukho hṛṣṭo ny-aṣīdat paramāsane ||
वैशम्पायन म्हणाले—जनमेजया! त्यानंतर कुंतीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर, ज्यांचा क्रोध निवळला होता व मनाचा ताप शमला होता, पूर्वाभिमुख होऊन आनंदाने सुवर्णमय श्रेष्ठ सिंहासनावर विराजमान झाले।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical fitness for rule: a king should be free from anger and inner affliction, seated in composure and auspicious orientation, suggesting self-governance as the foundation of just governance.
After the preceding events, Yudhiṣṭhira is described as calm and pleased, taking his seat facing east on a magnificent golden throne—an image associated with royal installation and the re-establishment of stable rule.