शल्य उवाच
ऋषयो ऽथाब्रुवन् सर्वे देवाश् च त्रिदशेश्वराः ॥
अयं वै नहुषः श्रीमान् देवराज्ये ऽभिषिच्यताम् ॥
ते गत्वाथाब्रुवन् सर्वे राजा नो भव पार्थिव ॥
स तान् उवाच नहुषो देवान् ऋषिगणांस् तथा ॥
पितृभिः सहितान् राजन् परीप्सन् हितम् आत्मनः ॥
दुर्बलो ऽहं न मे शक्तिर् भवतां परिपालने ॥
बलवाञ् जायते राजा बलं शक्रे हि नित्यदा ॥
तम् अब्रुवन् पुनः सर्वे देवाः सर्षिपुरोगमाः ॥
अस्माकं तपसा युक्तः पाहि राज्यं त्रिविष्टपे ॥
परस्परभयं घोरम् अस्माकं हि न संशयः ॥
अभिषिच्यस्व राजेन्द्र भव राजा त्रिविष्टपे ॥
śalya uvāca
ṛṣayo 'thābruvan sarve devāś ca tridaśeśvarāḥ ||
ayaṃ vai nahuṣaḥ śrīmān devarājye 'bhiṣicyatām ||
te gatvāthābruvan sarve rājā no bhava pārthiva ||
sa tān uvāca nahuṣo devān ṛṣigaṇāṃs tathā ||
pitṛbhiḥ sahitān rājan parīpsan hitam ātmanaḥ ||
durbalo 'haṃ na me śaktir bhavatāṃ paripālane ||
balavāñ jāyate rājā balaṃ śakre hi nityadā ||
tam abruvan punaḥ sarve devāḥ sarṣipurogamāḥ ||
asmākaṃ tapasā yuktaḥ pāhi rājyaṃ triviṣṭape ||
parasparabhayaṃ ghoram asmākaṃ hi na saṃśayaḥ ||
abhiṣicyasva rājendra bhava rājā triviṣṭape ||
Shalya said: 'Then all the Rishis and the exalted gods said: “Let the glorious Nahusha be consecrated as king of the gods. He is mighty and renowned, and ever more devoted to virtue.” And they all went to him and said: “O lord of the earth, be our king.” And Nahusha, seeking their welfare, said to those gods and sages, accompanied by the forefathers, O king: “I am weak; I have no power to protect you; a mighty man should be your king; it is Indra who has always possessed such power.” Then all the gods, led by the sages, said to him again: “Endowed with the strength of our austerities, protect the kingdom of heaven. There is no doubt that we live in dreadful mutual fear of one another.”'
72b3e95341c6 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 3:31:48 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.11.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.