अथ कालस्य पर्याये वृद्धो नृपतिसत्तमः ॥
संभारान् अभिषेकार्थं कारयाम् आस शास्त्रतः ॥
मङ्गलानि च सर्वाणि कारयाम् आस चाभिभूः ॥
तं ब्राह्मणाश् च वृद्धाश् च पौरजानपदैः सह ॥
सर्वे निवारयाम् आसुर् देवापेर् अभिषेचनम् ॥
स तच् छ्रुत्वा तु नृपतिर् अभिषेकनिवारणम् ॥
अश्रुकण्ठो ऽभवद् राजा पर्यशोचत चात्मजम् ॥
एवं वदान्यो धर्मज्ञः सत्यसंधश् च सो ऽभवत् ॥
प्रियः प्रजानाम् अपि संस् त्वग्दोषेण प्रदूषितः ॥
हीनाङ्गं पृथिवीपालं नाभिनन्दन्ति देवताः ॥
इति कृत्वा नृपश्रेष्ठं प्रत्यषेधन् द्विजर्षभाः ॥
atha kālasya paryāye vṛddho nṛpatisattamaḥ ||
saṃbhārān abhiṣekārthaṃ kārayām āsa śāstrataḥ ||
maṅgalāni ca sarvāṇi kārayām āsa cābhibhūḥ ||
taṃ brāhmaṇāś ca vṛddhāś ca paurajānapadaiḥ saha ||
sarve nivārayām āsur devāper abhiṣecanam ||
sa tac chrutvā tu nṛpatir abhiṣekanivāraṇam ||
aśrukaṇṭho 'bhavad rājā paryaśocata cātmajam ||
evaṃ vadānyo dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca so 'bhavat ||
priyaḥ prajānām api saṃs tvagdoṣeṇa pradūṣitaḥ ||
hīnāṅgaṃ pṛthivīpālaṃ nābhinandanti devatāḥ ||
iti kṛtvā nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ pratyaṣedhan dvijarṣabhāḥ ||
'When the time came, the aged and finest of kings ordered, according to the rules, that all things needed for the consecration be prepared, along with every auspicious rite. But the brahmanas, the elders, and all the townsfolk together with the people of the countryside opposed the consecration of Devapi. Hearing that the consecration had been halted, the king, his throat choked with tears, began to grieve for his son. Devapi was generous, knew dharma, was faithful to truth, and dear to his subjects, but he was afflicted by a defect of the skin. "The gods do not favor a protector of the earth whose body is impaired" — so saying, the finest of the twice-born set aside the excellent king.'
faaf9846ec73 · publicado 17 jul 2026, 6:17:17 UTC
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Dhritarashtra proves to Duryodhana the Pandavas' right not through abstract morality but through examples from their own family history. Seniority by itself does not confer power when dharma, the capacity to rule, and the consent of elders have been violated; legitimate succession belongs to the one who unites rightful claim with the qualities of a ruler.