Shloka 13
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
व्याप्रचर्मोत्तरे शुक्ले सर्वतो भद्र आसने । दृढपादप्रतिष्ठाने हुताशनसमत्विषि
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vyāghracarmottare śukle sarvato-bhadra āsane | dṛḍhapāda-pratiṣṭhāne hutāśana-samatviṣi ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—पांढऱ्या वस्त्राने आच्छादलेल्या वाघचर्मावर ‘सर्वतोभद्र’ आसन ठेवले होते; त्याचे पाय व आधार दृढ होते आणि ते हुताशनासारखे तेजस्वी प्रकाशाने झळकत होते.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharma as disciplined, consecrated action: even royal decisions and transitions are grounded in purity, proper procedure, and reverence for sacred order (Agni, mantra, and the priestly rite).
At Kṛṣṇa’s instruction, the priest Dhaumya prepares a ritual altar and establishes the sacred fire. A Sarvatobhadra seat is arranged with tiger-skin and white cloth, and Yudhiṣṭhira and Draupadī are ceremonially seated while oblations are offered.