Shloka 15
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
अभिषेचय राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । स पालयिष्यति वशी धर्मेण पृथिवीमिमाम्
abhiṣecaya rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | sa pālayiṣyati vaśī dharmeṇa pṛthivīm imām ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“当为以法为性之王——坚战——行灌顶加冕之礼。其人自制，能御心与诸根，必将依正法治理此大地。”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is grounded in dharma and self-mastery: a king fit to govern is one whose character is righteous (dharmātmā) and who restrains mind and senses (vaśī), thereby protecting the earth through ethical governance (dharmeṇa).
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana urges that Yudhiṣṭhira be formally consecrated as king, affirming that his righteous nature and self-control qualify him to rule and protect the realm in accordance with dharma.