Shloka 9
Adhyāya 42 (Śānti Parva): Śrāddha, Aurdhvadaihika Rites, and Royal Welfare Measures
कृतकृत्यो5भवद् राजा प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् | उन सबके ऋणसे मुक्त हो वे लोकमें किसीकी निन्दा या आक्षेपके पात्र नहीं रह गये। राजा युधिष्ठिर धर्मपूर्वक प्रजाका पालन करते हुए कृतकृत्यताका अनुभव करने लगे ।।
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: kṛtakṛtyo 'bhavad rājā prajā dharmeṇa pālayan | dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ yathāpūrvaṃ gāndhārīṃ viduraṃ tathā |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：国王依照达摩护持臣民，遂成为自觉诸责已尽之人。既脱离一切所负之债与义务，在世间亦不再成为责难与非议的对象；尤提施提罗王以正法治国之时，渐渐体会到责任圆满的安定。与此同时，持国王如同往昔，仍与甘达丽同住，也同毗度罗相伴。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s true success is measured by dharmic protection of the people: when governance is aligned with duty and justice, one becomes kṛtakṛtya—ethically fulfilled and less vulnerable to rightful blame.
Vaiśampāyana describes Yudhiṣṭhira settling into righteous kingship and feeling his responsibilities completed through dharmic rule, while the narrative also notes Dhṛtarāṣṭra continuing in his prior situation with Gāndhārī and Vidura.