Shloka 13

युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration

Devanagari script

व्याप्रचर्मोत्तरे शुक्ले सर्वतो भद्र आसने । दृढपादप्रतिष्ठाने हुताशनसमत्विषि

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | vyāghracarmottare śukle sarvato-bhadra āsane | dṛḍhapāda-pratiṣṭhāne hutāśana-samatviṣi ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“在名为‘遍吉座’（Sarvatobhadra）的宝座上，虎皮之上铺以白布，足与座基坚固，光辉如炽焰；祭坛依圣克里希那之命如法备妥之后，便令坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）与黑公主克里希那（Kṛṣṇā，德劳帕蒂）安坐其上。智者祭司陀乌弥亚在坛上安立圣火，并依仪轨与真言献供——使此礼成为法（dharma）之行：以纪律与圣化之举，在大难之后重建秩序。”

Word by Word

• व्याघ्रचर्मोत्तरे: on/over the upper (covering) tiger-skin
• व्याघ्रचर्मोत्तरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याघ्रचर्मोत्तर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुक्ले: on the white (cloth)
• शुक्ले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• भद्र: auspicious
• भद्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आसने: on the seat
• आसने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दृढपादप्रतिष्ठाने: on (a seat) having firm feet/support
• दृढपादप्रतिष्ठाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढपादप्रतिष्ठान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• हुताशनसमत्विषि: in/with a luster equal to fire
• हुताशनसमत्विषि: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हुताशनसमत्विष्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dhaumya (purohita)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Sarvatobhadra āsana
• vyāghracarma (tiger-skin)
• śukla vastra (white cloth)
• vedī (altar)
• Agni (hutāśana)
• kuśa grass
• gobara (cow-dung plaster)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights dharma as disciplined, consecrated action: even royal decisions and transitions are grounded in purity, proper procedure, and reverence for sacred order (Agni, mantra, and the priestly rite).

What is happening in the narrative?

At Kṛṣṇa’s instruction, the priest Dhaumya prepares a ritual altar and establishes the sacred fire. A Sarvatobhadra seat is arranged with tiger-skin and white cloth, and Yudhiṣṭhira and Draupadī are ceremonially seated while oblations are offered.