Shloka 13
Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama
अथेमां सागरापाडज़ीं गां गजेन्द्रगताखिलाम् । अध्यतिष्ठत् पुन: क्षत्रं सशैलवनपत्तनाम्,गजराजके समान गमन करनेवाले राजा जनमेजय! तदनन्तर धीरे-धीरे समुद्रसे घिरी हुई पर्वत, वन और नगरोंसहित इस सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीपर पुन: क्षत्रियजातिका ही अधिकार हो गया
atha imāṃ sāgarāparyantāṃ gāṃ gajendragatākhilām | adhyatiṣṭhat punaḥ kṣatraṃ saśailavanapattanām ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan nito, O Haring Janamejaya—na ang paglakad ay tulad ng panginoon ng mga elepante—muling itinatag ng uring Kṣatriya ang kanilang pamamahala sa buong daigdig na ito, na napapaligiran ng dagat at may mga bundok, kagubatan, at mga lungsod.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal that legitimate royal power (kṣatra) is meant to restore and maintain order—protecting the world and its settled life (cities, forests, mountains) through stable governance aligned with dharma.
After prior disruption, the narrative states that Kṣatriya authority is re-established over the whole earth, described as ocean-bounded and complete with its natural and human domains; the address to Janamejaya emphasizes the grandeur and steadiness of royal movement and rule.