Shloka 8
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
ततः प्रकृतय: सर्वा: पुरस्कृत्य पुरोहितम् । ददृशुर्धर्मराजानमादाय बहुमड्गलम्
tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvāḥ puraskṛtya purohitam | dadṛśur dharmarājānam ādāya bahumaṅgalam ||
Então todos os principais oficiais e elementos do reino — pondo o sacerdote real à frente — foram ver Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, levando consigo muitas oferendas auspiciosas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is grounded in dharma and is affirmed through both civic order (the prakṛtayaḥ, i.e., the polity) and sacred counsel (the purohita). The approach with auspicious offerings symbolizes consent, reconciliation, and the re-establishment of righteous governance.
After the preceding events, the leading constituents of the kingdom—ministers, commanders, and other representatives—come together, place the royal priest in front, and go to meet Yudhiṣṭhira, bringing auspicious items as a respectful and ritually proper audience.