Shloka 34
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
युधिष्ठिरो मया दृष्टो ग्रसमानो वसुन्धराम् | त्वया दत्तामिमां व्यक्त भोक्ष्यते स वसुन्धराम्,“मैंने यह भी देखा कि युधिष्ठिर इस पृथ्वीको अपना ग्रास बनाये जा रहे हैं; अतः यह निश्चित है कि आपकी दी हुई वसुन्धराका वे ही उपभोग करेंगे
sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiro mayā dṛṣṭo grasamāno vasundharām | tvayā dattām imāṃ vyakta bhokṣyate sa vasundharām ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Aku melihat Yudhiṣṭhira seolah-olah menelan bumi ini. Maka nyata dan pasti: dialah—dialah sahaja—yang akan menikmati serta memerintah bumi yang engkau kurniakan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral and political legitimacy ultimately follows dharma: the one aligned with righteousness is portrayed as destined to possess and govern the realm, even if power is temporarily held by others.
Sanjaya reports a vision/observation in which Yudhiṣṭhira appears to ‘swallow the earth,’ a symbolic omen indicating that Yudhiṣṭhira will ultimately gain sovereignty over the land—specifically the very kingdom said to have been ‘given’ by the listener.