Shloka 3
नारदेन दिव्यसभाः कथितुं प्रतिज्ञा
Nārada’s Prelude to Describing the Divine Assemblies
राजभिर्यद् यथा कार्य पुरा वै तन्न संशय: । यथान्यायोपनीतार्थ कृत॑ हेतुमदर्थवत्,इसमें संदेह नहीं कि प्राचीन कालके राजाओंने जो कार्य जैसे सम्पन्न किया, वह प्रत्येक न्यायोचित, सकारण और किसी विशेष प्रयोजनसे युक्त होता था
rājabhir yad yathā kāryaṃ purā vai tan na saṃśayaḥ | yathānyāyopanītārthaṃ kṛtaṃ hetumad arthavat ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Tiada keraguan bahawa apa jua perbuatan yang dilakukan para raja zaman dahulu, dan bagaimana pun mereka melaksanakannya, semuanya berasaskan keadilan—disokong alasan yang kukuh dan ditujukan kepada suatu maksud yang tertentu.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira affirms a standard of rājadharma: royal action should be nyāya-based (just and procedurally proper), hetumat (supported by clear reasons), and arthavat (aimed at a definite, meaningful public purpose), rather than arbitrary or self-serving.
In the Sabha Parva context, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the conduct of earlier rulers, invoking the precedent of ancient kings to frame how a king ought to act—carefully, lawfully, and with purposeful intent—while deliberations about royal policy and conduct are underway.