Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 296
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
चिता रल्नैर्बहुविधे: कुरुराजस्य पाण्डव । तात! पाण्डुनन्दन! नाना प्रकारके रत्नोंके संचयसे सम्पन्न
citā ratnair bahuvidhaiḥ kururājasya pāṇḍava | tāta pāṇḍunandana nānāprakārakai ratnānāṃ sañcayena sampannā samudreṇa ghṛtā parvata-vana-kānana-sahitā iyaṃ sarvā pṛthivī api buddhimān dharmaputraḥ kururājaḥ yudhiṣṭhirasya adhīnā abhavat |
ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ହେ ପାଣ୍ଡବ, ତାତ! ପାଣ୍ଡୁନନ୍ଦନ! ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ରତ୍ନସଞ୍ଚୟରେ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ, ସମୁଦ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ପରିବେଷ୍ଟିତ, ପର୍ବତ-ବନ-କାନନ ସହିତ ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ଧର୍ମପୁତ୍ର କୁରୁରାଜ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ଅଧୀନକୁ ଆସିଛି।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True rulership is validated by dharma and wisdom: even vast wealth and the whole earth are portrayed as properly belonging under the authority of a righteous king like Yudhiṣṭhira, emphasizing ethical legitimacy over mere power.
Vāyudeva addresses a Pāṇḍava and declares that the entire jewel-rich, ocean-girdled earth—complete with mountains and forests—has come under the dominion of Yudhiṣṭhira, praising his rightful Kuru kingship.