गुणैः समुदितान् दृष्ट्वा पौराः पाण्डुसुतांस् तदा ॥
कथयन्ति स्म संभूय चत्वरेषु सभासु च ॥
प्रज्ञाचक्षुर् अचक्षुष्ट्वाद् धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः ॥
राज्यम् अप्राप्तवान् पूर्वं स कथं नृपतिर् भवेत् ॥
तथा भीष्मः शांतनवः सत्यसंधो महाव्रतः ॥
प्रत्याख्याय पुरा राज्यं नाद्य जातु ग्रहीष्यति ॥
ते वयं पाण्डवं ज्येष्ठं तरुणं वृद्धशीलिनम् ॥
अभिषिञ्चाम साध्व् अद्य सत्यं करुणवेदिनम् ॥
स हि भीष्मं शांतनवं धृतराष्ट्रं च धर्मवित् ॥
सपुत्रं विविधैर् भोगैर् योजयिष्यति पूजयन् ॥
guṇaiḥ samuditān dṛṣṭvā paurāḥ pāṇḍusutāṃs tadā ||
kathayanti sma saṃbhūya catvareṣu sabhāsu ca ||
prajñācakṣur acakṣuṣṭvād dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ ||
rājyam aprāptavān pūrvaṃ sa kathaṃ nṛpatir bhavet ||
tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavaḥ satyasaṃdho mahāvrataḥ ||
pratyākhyāya purā rājyaṃ nādya jātu grahīṣyati ||
te vayaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ taruṇaṃ vṛddhaśīlinam ||
abhiṣiñcāma sādhv adya satyaṃ karuṇavedinam ||
sa hi bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca dharmavit ||
saputraṃ vividhair bhogair yojayiṣyati pūjayan ||
"Seeing the sons of Pandu filled with virtues, the citizens, having gathered, said at the crossroads and in the assemblies: 'Dhritarashtra, whose eye is wisdom, did not obtain the kingdom before because of his blindness; how then shall he become king? And Bhishma, faithful to his great vow, having once renounced the kingdom, will now never accept it. Therefore let us now anoint the eldest Pandava -- young, yet mature in character, truthful, compassionate; for he, knowing dharma, will honor both Bhishma and Dhritarashtra together with his sons, granting them manifold comforts.'"
98fd5502c94d · publicado 12 jul 2026, 16:53:33 UTC
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Here the voice of the people is heard -- and in it, the voice of dharma. It is telling that the citizens are drawn to Yudhishthira not for strength but for virtue: "truthful, compassionate, mature in character." This shows that righteousness of itself draws love and trust: the people turn unerringly to the one in whom they see dharma. It is telling, too, that the citizens foresee that Yudhishthira, once enthroned, will honor Dhritarashtra and his sons: a righteous ruler does not take revenge or slight anyone, but cares for all. Notice how different the spirit of the two sides is: the people want Yudhishthira for the common good, while Duryodhana will crave power for himself. So scripture, through the voice of the people, proclaims to whom the throne rightly belongs by dharma -- making the guilt of those who oppose that truth all the heavier.