Shloka 25
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
राजाब्रवीत् सुरवरं तपः सत्यं क्षमां दयाम् कृषामि शौचं दानं च योगं च ब्रह्मचारिताम्
rājābravīt suravaraṃ tapaḥ satyaṃ kṣamāṃ dayām kṛṣāmi śaucaṃ dānaṃ ca yogaṃ ca brahmacāritām
O rei disse ao melhor dos deuses: “Eu cultivo, como quem lavra, a austeridade, a verdade, o perdão e a compaixão; a pureza, a dádiva (dāna), o yoga e a prática do brahmacarya.”
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FAQs
True kingship is presented as the active cultivation of virtues—ethical life is ‘worked’ like a field. The list integrates social virtues (dāna, dayā), personal discipline (tapas, brahmacarya), and spiritual practice (yoga), implying dharma is holistic.
Didactic narrative (ācāra-dharma instruction) within Vaṃśānucarita-style storytelling—teaching through exemplary speech rather than cosmological sections (sarga/pratisarga).
The metaphor of ‘ploughing’ virtues suggests that moral qualities are not merely innate; they require sustained effort, discipline, and regular practice—yielding the ‘crop’ of righteous rulership and spiritual merit.