Shloka 31
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
उपास्यमानो बहुभि: सिद्धैश्चवापि महात्मभि: । स्तूयमानश्न सततं वन्दिभिर्भरतर्षभ
upāsyamāno bahubhiḥ siddhaiś cāpi mahātmabhiḥ | stūyamānaś ca satataṁ vandibhir bharatarṣabha bharataśreṣṭha | dharmajño rājā yudhiṣṭhira idānīṁ dharmapūrvakaṁ sārāṁ pṛthivīṁ pālayatu ||
उपास्यमानो बहुभिः सिद्धैश्चापि महात्मभिः। स्तूयमानश्च सततं वन्दिभिर्भरतर्षभ॥ भरतश्रेष्ठ! बहुभिः सिद्धमहात्मभिः सह सुशोभितः, वन्दिभिश्च सदा स्तूयमानः, धर्मज्ञो राजा युधिष्ठिरोऽधुना धर्मपूर्वकं सर्वां पृथिवीं पालयतु॥
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate kingship is grounded in dharma: even when a ruler is celebrated by sages and bards, the true measure of sovereignty is governing and protecting the earth in accordance with righteousness.
Vāyu offers a benediction and public affirmation: Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded by revered Siddhas and praised by professional eulogists, is urged to assume (or continue) the burden of rule and maintain the realm through dharmic governance.