Shloka 34
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
युधिष्ठिरो मया दृष्टो ग्रसमानो वसुन्धराम् | त्वया दत्तामिमां व्यक्त भोक्ष्यते स वसुन्धराम्,“मैंने यह भी देखा कि युधिष्ठिर इस पृथ्वीको अपना ग्रास बनाये जा रहे हैं; अतः यह निश्चित है कि आपकी दी हुई वसुन्धराका वे ही उपभोग करेंगे
sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiro mayā dṛṣṭo grasamāno vasundharām | tvayā dattām imāṃ vyakta bhokṣyate sa vasundharām ||
سنجے نے کہا—میں نے یُدھشٹھِر کو گویا اس زمین کو ہی نگلتے ہوئے دیکھا ہے؛ لہٰذا یہ ظاہر ہے کہ تمہاری عطا کی ہوئی اسی وُسُندھرا پر وہی بھوگ کرے گا اور حکومت کرے گا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral and political legitimacy ultimately follows dharma: the one aligned with righteousness is portrayed as destined to possess and govern the realm, even if power is temporarily held by others.
Sanjaya reports a vision/observation in which Yudhiṣṭhira appears to ‘swallow the earth,’ a symbolic omen indicating that Yudhiṣṭhira will ultimately gain sovereignty over the land—specifically the very kingdom said to have been ‘given’ by the listener.