Shloka 153
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
धृतराष्ट्रश्न॒ राजर्षि: सर्वा: प्रकृतयस्तथा । तत्पश्चात् दशार्हवंशी श्रीकृष्णने उठकर जिसकी पूजा की गयी थी
vaiśampāyana uvāca | dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca rājarṣiḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtayas tathā | tatpaścāt daśārhavaṃśī śrīkṛṣṇas samutthāya yasya pūjā kṛtābhavat sa pāñcajanyaśaṅkhaṃ haste gṛhītvā jalena pṛthivīpatiṃ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram abhiṣiñcat | tataḥ rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ prakṛtivargasya cānye sarve 'pi abhiṣekakriyāṃ samāpayan |
毗湿摩波衍那说：其后，王者圣贤持国王（Dhṛtarāṣṭra）与诸大臣及城邦要人等一切众，皆依礼而行。随后，出自达沙尔诃（Daśārha）族的圣克里希那——先前已受恭敬礼拜——起身，手执“般遮迦尼耶”（Pāñcajanya）法螺，以灌顶圣水为昆蒂之子优提士提罗行加冕涂膏，立为大地之主。其后，持国王与其余政务与民众之代表亦共同完成了登基之礼。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is not merely seized by power; it is established through dharma—public consent, proper rites, and the participation of elders and the state’s constituents. Even after conflict, ethical governance requires reconciliation and orderly restoration.
After the war, Kṛṣṇa—having been honored—stands and performs Yudhiṣṭhira’s coronation using consecrating water and the Pāñcajanya conch. Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the assembled ministers/citizens then complete the remaining coronation rites, formally installing Yudhiṣṭhira as king.