Shloka 24
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
ततः प्रत्यर्चित: सद्धिर्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । प्रतिपेदे महद् राज्यं सुहृद्धिः सह भारत,भरतनन्दन! तत्पश्चात् समागत सज्जनोंने धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरका पुनः सत्कार किया। फिर उन्होंने सुहदोंके साथ अपने विशाल राज्यका भार हाथोंमें ले लिया
tataḥ pratyarcitaḥ sadhbhiḥ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | pratipede mahad rājyaṃ suhṛdbhiḥ saha bhārata bharatanandana ||
Pagkaraan nito, si Yudhiṣṭhira na Hari ng Dharma, matapos muling parangalan nang nararapat ng mga banal at matutuwid, ay tinanggap ang bigat ng dakilang kaharian kasama ang kaniyang mga kaibigang mabubuti at mga tagapagkaloob-loob—O Bhārata, O ligaya ng angkan ng Bharata.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is not merely possession of power but the ethical acceptance of responsibility (rājya-bhāra) supported by the virtuous (sadbhiḥ) and guided by dharma; honour from the good signals social consent and a return to righteous order.
After being respectfully welcomed and honoured by virtuous people, Yudhiṣṭhira—called Dharmarāja—formally takes up the governance of the vast kingdom, accompanied by his well-wishers and allies, marking the transition into stable rule in the Śānti Parva context.