Shloka 1
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ४२ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ११० श्लोक हैं) नशा (0) आज अत न (द्यूतपर्व) षट्चत्वारिशो< ध्याय: व्यासजीकी भविष्यवाणीसे युधिछिरकी चिन्ता और समत्वपूर्ण बर्ताव करनेकी प्रतिज्ञा वैशम्पायन उवाच समाप्ते राजसूये तु क्रतुश्रेष्ठे सुदुर्लभे । शिष्यै: परिवृतो व्यास: पुरस्तात् समपद्यत
vaiśampāyana uvāca | samāpte rājasūye tu kratuśreṣṭhe sudurlabhe | śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto vyāsaḥ purastāt samapadyata |
Vaiśampāyana disse: Ó Janamejaya, quando o sacrifício Rājasūya—o mais elevado entre os ritos e extremamente difícil de obter—foi concluído, Vyāsa, cercado por seus discípulos, avançou e veio à presença do rei Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly success—symbolized by the completion of the Rājasūya—should be followed by humility and readiness to receive wise counsel. The verse frames kingship as accountable to dharma, with sages guiding rulers after moments of triumph.
After Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya sacrifice concludes, Vyāsa arrives accompanied by his disciples to meet him. This sets up the next developments in the Sabha Parva, where the aftermath of royal glory turns toward serious reflection and impending challenges.