Shloka 15
Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice
वैदेहस्थस्तु कौन्तेय इन्द्रपर्वतमन्तिकात् । किरातानामधिपतीनजयत् सप्त पाण्डव:
vaidehasthaḥ tu kaunteya indraparvatam antikāt | kirātānām adhipatīn ajayat sapta pāṇḍavaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—वैदेहस्थस्तु कौन्तेयो इन्द्रपर्वतमन्तिकात् । किरातानामधिपतीनजयत् सप्त पाण्डवः ॥ ततः सुह्यान् प्रसुह्मांश्च बहुसपक्षान् महाबलः । युधि जित्वा महावीर्यो मागधं प्रत्यपद्यत ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects the kṣatriya ideal that power and warfare are to be exercised as part of a declared royal duty—establishing political order and enabling a legitimate imperial rite—rather than as private violence.
During the Pandavas’ conquest campaign connected with the Rājasūya, Bhīma stays in Videha and defeats seven Kirāta rulers living near Mount Indraparvata.