धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः
Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties
पौरजानपदान् सर्वान् विसृज्य कुरुनन्दन: । यौवराज्येन कौन्तेयं भीमसेनमयोजयत्,इसके बाद राजा युधिष्ठिरने नगर और जनपदके निवासियोंको यह आज्ञा दी कि आपलोग इच्छानुसार अपने-अपने स्थानको पधारें। इस प्रकार उन सबको विदा करके कुरुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरने कुन्तीकुमार भीमसेनको युवराजके पदपर प्रतिष्ठित किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | paurajānāpadān sarvān visṛjya kurunandanaḥ | yauvarājyena kaunteyaṃ bhīmasenam ayojayat |
यानंतर नगर व जनपदातील सर्व लोकांना निरोप देऊन कुरुनंदन युधिष्ठिराने कुन्तीपुत्र भीमसेनास युवराजपदावर नेमले.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
A righteous ruler restores stability by respecting the populace (granting them leave to return home) and by appointing a competent deputy/heir to safeguard administration—balancing compassion toward subjects with firmness in governance.
After addressing the gathered citizens and provincial people, Yudhiṣṭhira dismisses them and then formally installs Bhīma as yuvarāja (crown prince), signaling the re-establishment of orderly rule and delegation of royal responsibility.