Shloka 166
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
पाञ्चजन्याभिषिक्तश्न राजामृतमुखो5 भवत् | श्रीकृष्णकी आज्ञासे पाञ्चजन्य शंखद्वारा अभिषेक हो जानेपर भाइयोंसहित राजा युधिष्ठिरका मुख इतना सुन्दर दिखायी देने लगा, मानो नेत्रोंसे अमृतकी वर्षा कर रहा हो
Pāñcajanyābhiṣiktaś ca rājāmṛtamukho ’bhavat |
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Quando o rei Yudhiṣṭhira foi ritualmente consagrado—por ordem de Śrī Kṛṣṇa—por meio da auspiciosa concha Pāñcajanya, seu rosto, com os irmãos ao lado, mostrou-se de um fulgor extraordinário, como se de seus olhos chovesse néctar.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is affirmed through dharmic consecration and righteous guidance: the king’s authority is portrayed as sanctified and beneficent, symbolized by a nectar-like radiance rather than mere force.
At Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s instruction, Yudhiṣṭhira undergoes an abhiṣeka connected with the conch Pāñcajanya; afterward his face appears exceptionally radiant, with his brothers present, indicating auspicious installation and moral renewal after conflict.