Shloka 27
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 141: Bhīma–Hiḍimba Confrontation and Protective Discourse
ते वयं पाण्डवज्येष्ठं तरुणं वृद्धशीलिनम् । अभिषिज्चाम साध्वद्य सत्यकारुण्यवेदिनम्,'पाण्डवोंके बड़े भाई युधिष्ठिर यद्यपि अभी तरुण हैं, तो भी उनका शील-स्वभाव वृद्धोंके समान है। वे सत्यवादी, दयालु और वेदवेत्ता हैं; अतः अब हमलोग उन्हींका विधिपूर्वक राज्याभिषेक करें
te vayaṁ pāṇḍava-jyeṣṭhaṁ taruṇaṁ vṛddha-śīlinam | abhiṣiñcāma sādhv adya satya-kāruṇya-vedinam ||
“Kaya ngayo, marapat nating isagawa nang wasto ang pag-aabhiseka—ang banal na pagpapahid at pagtatalaga—sa panganay ng mga Pāṇḍava, si Yudhiṣṭhira. Bagaman bata, taglay niya ang asal at katatagan ng matatanda. Siya’y tapat sa katotohanan, marunong sa habag, at dalubhasa sa Veda; kaya nararapat na siya’y koronahan ayon sa wastong ritwal.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate kingship is grounded in dharma: maturity of character, truthfulness, compassion, and sacred learning are presented as the ethical qualifications for rulership, even more than age or power.
The speaker proposes that the community should perform the formal royal consecration (abhiṣeka) of Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava, praising his elder-like conduct despite his youth and citing his truth, compassion, and Vedic learning as reasons.