Shloka 24
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
यद्यपि पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिर हमारे शासक और शिक्षक हैं तो भी हमलोगोंने शिक्षा दी है और जन श्रेष्ठ महात्माने हमारी उन सभी बातोंको भलीभाँति स्वीकार किया है ।।
vāyudeva uvāca | yady api pāṇḍuputra yudhiṣṭhira asmākaṃ śāsakaś ca śikṣakaś ca, tathāpi vayam eva śikṣāṃ dattavantaḥ; janaśreṣṭho mahātmā ca asmākaṃ tāḥ sarvāḥ kathāḥ samyag abhyupagataḥ || dharmaputre hi dharmajñe kṛtajñe satyavādini | satyaṃ dharmo matiś cāgryā sthitiś ca satataṃ sthirā ||
风神伐由说道：“虽说般度之子由提施提罗是我们的君主，也是我们的师长，我们仍向他进言开示；而那位人中至善的大心者，也以正当之心领受了我们的一切言语。因为在法子（Dharmaputra）身上——通晓达摩、知恩报德、言必真实——真实、正法、最上慧辨与坚固尊严，恒常安住，永不动摇。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True leadership is marked by stable virtues: truthfulness, commitment to dharma, refined discernment, gratitude, and unwavering steadiness. Even a ruler-teacher like Yudhiṣṭhira remains exemplary because these qualities are continually firm in him, and he is receptive to sound counsel.
Vāyu speaks in praise of Yudhiṣṭhira, noting that although Yudhiṣṭhira is their superior and instructor, he still accepts instruction offered to him. The passage underscores Yudhiṣṭhira’s character—his truth, dharma, wisdom, and steadfast dignity.