Shloka 13
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण बोले--शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले सव्यसाची अर्जुन! धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरने तुम्हारे बाहुबलका सहारा लेकर इस समूची पृथ्वीपर विजय प्राप्त कर ली ।।
bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca—śatrūṇāṃ santāpa-dāyaka savyasācin arjuna! dharma-putro yudhiṣṭhiras tvad-bāhu-bala-śaraṇena samūcīm imāṃ pṛthivīṃ vijitya. niṣkaṇṭakāṃ mahīṃ bhuṅkte dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ, bhīmasenānubhāvena nakula-sahadevayoś ca, narottama.
Wika ng Mapalad na Panginoong Śrī Kṛṣṇa: “O Arjuna, Savyasācin, tagasunog ng mga kaaway! Sa pag-asa sa lakas ng iyong mga bisig, nasakop ni Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira ang buong daigdig na ito. Ngayon, si Haring Yudhiṣṭhira na matatag sa dharma ay nagtatamasa ng paghaharing walang tinik, walang ligalig sa lupain—na sinusuportahan ng lakas ni Bhīmasena at ng kapangyarihan nina Nakula at Sahadeva rin, O pinakamahusay sa mga tao.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate and stable kingship is portrayed as arising from dharma supported by collective duty: Yudhiṣṭhira’s righteous rule is enabled by the disciplined strength and cooperation of his brothers, showing that ethical governance depends on both moral legitimacy and protective capability.
Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna and credits him—along with Bhīma, Nakula, and Sahadeva—for enabling Yudhiṣṭhira’s conquest and present peaceful sovereignty, describing the kingdom as ‘thornless,’ i.e., free from hostile obstacles and internal threats.