Shloka 7
Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam
Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants
तथैव मुचुकुन्दस्य शिबेरौशीनरस्य च । ऋषभस्य तथैलस्य नृगस्य नृपतेस्तथा
tathaiva mucukundasya śiber auśīnarasya ca | ṛṣabhasya tathailasya nṛgasya nṛpates tathā ||
ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੁਚੁਕੁੰਦ ਨੂੰ, ਉਸ਼ੀਨਰ-ਪੁੱਤਰ ਸ਼ਿਬੀ ਨੂੰ, ਰਿਸ਼ਭ ਨੂੰ, ਇਲਾ ਦੇ ਵੰਸ਼ਜ (ਪੁਰੂਰਵਾ) ਨੂੰ, ਅਤੇ ਰਾਜਾ ਨ੍ਰਿਗ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਇਹ ਭਾਰਤਵਰਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਿਯ ਸੀ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces an ethical ideal of kingship: great rulers are remembered not only by power but by dharmic conduct—protection of subjects, generosity, and fidelity to righteous norms—rooted in devotion to Bhārata-varṣa as the sacred arena of duty.
Sañjaya, narrating to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lists illustrious ancient kings (Mucukunda, Śibi, Ṛṣabha, Aila-line, Nṛga) as exemplars, situating the present conflict within a long continuum of royal duty and the prestige of the land of Bhārata.