Shloka 5
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Grief, Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation, and Vyāsa’s Admonition (युधिष्ठिरशोक-निवारणोपदेशः)
श्रुताश्ष॒ राजधर्मास्ति भीष्माद् भागीरथीसुतात् । कृष्णद्वैपायनाच्चैव नारदाद् विदुरात् तथा,“आपने गंगानन्दन भीष्मसे राजधर्मोका वर्णन सुना है। श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन व्यास, देवर्षि नारद और विदुरजीसे कर्तव्यका उपदेश श्रवण किया है
śrutāś ca rājadharmās te bhīṣmād bhāgīrathī-sutāt | kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanāc caiva nāradād vidurāt tathā ||
“你已从毗湿摩——婆伽罗提（恒河）之子——那里听闻王法（rājadharma）的阐述；同样，你也从黑天·岛生者毗耶娑、从天仙那罗陀，以及从毗度罗那里，聆受了关于本分与正行的教诲。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous governance (rājadharma) is not self-invented; it is learned through attentive listening to established authorities—Bhīṣma, Vyāsa, Nārada, and Vidura—whose counsel embodies ethical and practical wisdom for rulers.
Vaiśampāyana reminds the listener that they have already received extensive instruction on kingship and duty from renowned teachers. This functions as a transition, situating the current discussion within a broader continuum of dharma-teachings in the epic.