Shloka 27
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
शैक्यं रुक्मसहस्रस्य बहुरत्नविभूषितम् । शड्खप्रवरमादाय वासुदेवो5भिषिक्तवान्
śaikyaṃ rukma-sahasrasya bahu-ratna-vibhūṣitam | śaṅkha-pravaram ādāya vāsudevo 'bhiṣiktavān |
Sinabi ni Duryodhana: “Kinuha ni Vāsudeva ang isang napakahusay na kabibe at isinagawa ang pag-aabhiseka—gamit ang tubig-dagat na itinago sa isang maringal na sisidlan na yari sa sanlibong piraso ng ginto at pinalamutian ng sari-saring hiyas.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual splendor and rightful sovereignty can provoke envy in the unrighteous; the ethical warning is that resentment toward dharmic success, rather than self-restraint and discernment, becomes a seed of adharma and conflict.
Duryodhana describes the ceremonial consecration connected with Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal elevation: Kṛṣṇa takes an excellent conch and performs the abhiṣeka using sea-water kept in a richly jeweled golden vessel, highlighting the grandeur that fuels Duryodhana’s jealousy.