Shloka 11
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
स त्वेवं नृपतिश्रेष्ठो याथातथ्यमवेक्ष्य च विचचार महीं सर्वां कीर्त्यर्थं तु नराधिपः
sa tvevaṃ nṛpatiśreṣṭho yāthātathyamavekṣya ca vicacāra mahīṃ sarvāṃ kīrtyarthaṃ tu narādhipaḥ
स एव नृपतिश्रेष्ठः याथातथ्यमवेक्ष्य, कीर्त्यर्थं नराधिपः सर्वां महीं विचचार।
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FAQs
A ruler’s greatness is tied to discernment of truth (yāthātathya) and purposeful action; fame is presented as an outcome of rightly directed public deeds, not mere conquest.
It belongs to Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of exemplary conduct), functioning as didactic history within the Purāṇic frame.
‘Roaming the earth’ symbolizes comprehensive engagement with dharma—testing virtue across places and situations—anticipating entry into a specifically sanctified landscape.