Shloka 9
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
पृथिवीं च सुवर्ण च रत्नानि विविधानि च । आभिषेचनिकं भाण्डं सर्वसम्भारसम्भूतम्
pṛthivīṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca ratnāni vividhāni ca | ābhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ sarvasambhārasambhūtam ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Mereka menghimpunkan tanah (tanah liat), emas, dan pelbagai jenis permata, beserta set lengkap bejana dan peralatan pentahbisan—segala yang diperlukan untuk upacara peminyakan diraja—disediakan dengan seluruh kelengkapan yang wajib.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic ideal that legitimate rule is established through orderly, sanctified procedure: kingship is not mere power but a responsibility inaugurated by consecration, requiring completeness, purity, and proper preparation.
The narrator describes the gathering of materials for a royal abhiṣeka (anointing): earth/clay, gold, gems, and the full set of ritual vessels and requisites needed to perform the consecration properly.