Mahabharata 7.34.3 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 34, Shloka 3
Droṇa’s Defensive Stand and Abhimanyu Commissioned to Breach the Cakravyūha (द्रोणानीक-प्रतिरोधः; सौभद्र-नियोजनम्)
सत्यधर्मरतो दान्तो विप्रपूजादिभिग्गुणै: । सदैव त्रिदिवं प्राप्तो राजा किल युधिषछिर:
satyadharmarato dānto viprapūjādibhir guṇaiḥ | sadaiva tridivaṃ prāpto rājā kila yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
யுதிஷ்டிரன் அரசன் சத்தியமும் தர்மமும் பற்றியவன், இంద్రியங்களை அடக்கியவன், பிராமணரைப் போற்றுதல் போன்ற நற்குணங்களால் நிறைந்தவன்; ஆகவே அவன் எப்போதும் திரிதிவம்—சுவர்க்கலோகம்—அடைந்தவனெனக் கூறப்படுகிறான்.
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The verse links ethical kingship to spiritual merit: steadfast truthfulness and dharma, mastery over the senses, and reverence toward learned brāhmaṇas are presented as virtues that naturally lead to svarga—heaven is depicted as the moral consequence of character.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, pauses to characterize Yudhiṣṭhira’s moral stature. By praising his truth, restraint, and reverence for brāhmaṇas, Sañjaya frames Yudhiṣṭhira as inherently righteous—someone whose conduct is worthy of heaven even amid the turmoil of the war.
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