Shloka 2
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
स चेदिविषयं रम्यं वसु: पौरवनन्दन: । इन्द्रोपदेशाज्जग्राह रमणीयं महीपति:,पौरवनन्दन राजा उपरिचर वसुने इन्द्रके कहनेसे अत्यन्त रमणीय चेदिदेशका राज्य स्वीकार किया था
sa cediviṣayaṃ ramyaṃ vasuḥ pauravanandanaḥ | indropadeśāj jagrāha ramaṇīyaṃ mahīpatiḥ ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Si Vasu, ang kagalakan ng angkang Paurava, ay tumanggap sa kaakit-akit na kaharian ng Cedi—isang lupang lubhang marikit—ayon sa payo ni Indra. Ipinapakita ng sipi na ang kanyang pag-akyat sa trono ay hindi bunga lamang ng pananakop o ambisyon, kundi isang paghaharing tinanggap sa ilalim ng banal na tagubilin, na nagpapahiwatig ng tungkulin ng pinuno na mamahala ayon sa mas mataas na patnubay at sa ikabubuti ng lupain.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that rightful kingship is ideally grounded in dharmic legitimacy and higher counsel: a ruler assumes responsibility for a realm not merely by desire, but in accordance with guidance that symbolizes cosmic order and duty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Vasu, famed as a Paurava descendant, took charge of the beautiful Cedi realm because Indra instructed him to do so—introducing Vasu’s connection to Cedi and the divine sanction behind his rule.