Shloka 2
Śānti Parva Adhyāya 43 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Stuti of Kṛṣṇa
Assembly Hymn of Many Names
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन! राज्याभिषेकके पश्चात् राज्य पाकर परम बुद्धिमान् युधिष्ठिरने पवित्रभावसे हाथ जोड़कर कमलनयन दशार्हवंशी श्रीकृष्णसे कहा-- ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca—rājan! rājābhiṣekān paścāt rājyaṁ prāpya parama-buddhimān yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pavitra-bhāvena hastāñjalim kṛtvā kamala-nayanaṁ dāśārha-vaṁśī śrī-kṛṣṇaṁ praty uvāca—tava kṛṣṇa prasādena nayena ca balena ca | buddhyā ca yaduśārdūla tathā vikramaṇena ca ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O Hari! Pagkaraan ng pagpuputong at matapos makamtan ang kaharian, ang lubhang marunong na si Yudhiṣṭhira—na dalisay ang diwa—ay nagtiklop ng mga palad at nagsalita sa lotus-ang-mata na si Śrī Kṛṣṇa ng angkan ng Dāśārha: ‘O Kṛṣṇa, o tigre sa mga Yadu! Sa iyong biyaya—sa iyong pamamahalang may dunong, sa iyong lakas, sa iyong payo, at sa iyong kagitingan—muli kong nabawi ang kahariang minana sa mga ninuno. O tagapagpabagsak ng mga kaaway, lotus-ang-mata! Sa iyo ako’y yumuyukod nang paulit-ulit.’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rightful rule is not claimed as mere personal achievement: Yudhiṣṭhira frames sovereignty as grounded in dharma and sustained by guidance, wise policy (naya), and grace (prasāda). The ethical emphasis is humility and gratitude—recognizing the roles of counsel, virtue, and divine-aligned support in political restoration.
After Yudhiṣṭhira’s coronation, he respectfully salutes Kṛṣṇa with folded hands and credits him—his grace, strategy, strength, intelligence, and valor—for the recovery of the Pāṇḍavas’ ancestral kingdom. Vaiśampāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya.