Shloka 13
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 44 — Post-War Reassignment of Residences and Restorative Consolation (शान्तिपर्व अध्याय ४४)
प्रददौ सहदेवाय संततं प्रियकारिणे । मुमुदे तच्च लब्ध्वासौ कैलासं धनदो यथा,दुर्मुखका श्रेष्ठ भवन तो और भी सुन्दर था। उसे सुवर्णसे सुसज्जित किया गया था। खिले हुए कमलदलके समान नेत्रोंवाली सुन्दर स्त्रियोंकी शय्याओंसे भरा हुआ वह भवन युधिष्ठिरने सदा अपना प्रिय करनेवाले सहदेवको दिया। जैसे कुबेर कैलासको पाकर संतुष्ट हुए थे, उसी प्रकार उस सुन्दर महलको पाकर सहदेवको बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pradadau sahadevāya satataṁ priyakāriṇe | mumude tac ca labdhvāsau kailāsaṁ dhanado yathā ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Yudhiṣṭhira concedeu aquela esplêndida mansão a Sahadeva, sempre dedicado a agradá-lo. Ao obtê-la, Sahadeva rejubilou—assim como Kubera, Senhor das Riquezas, rejubila ao alcançar Kailāsa. O episódio ressalta a ética de honrar o serviço constante e o afeto com dádivas adequadas, fortalecendo a harmonia entre parentes por meio de uma generosidade justa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous leadership includes recognizing consistent loyalty and service (satataṁ priyakāriṇe) and rewarding it appropriately; such generosity sustains unity and contentment within the royal household.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira grants a splendid residence to Sahadeva; Sahadeva becomes very happy, compared to Kubera’s joy upon attaining Kailāsa.