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  "name":"SB 3.3.16",
  "h1":"SB 3.3.16",
  "label":"Text 16",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.3.16",
  "description":"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, thus thinking to Himself, established Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira in the position of supreme control of the world in order to show the ideal of administration on the path of piety."

} —

SB 3.3.16

एवं सञ्चिन्त्य भगवान्स्वराज्ये स्थाप्य धर्मजम् ।
नन्दयामास सुहृदः साधूनां वर्त्म दर्शयन् ॥१६॥

Text

evaṁ sañcintya bhagavān
sva-rājye sthāpya dharmajam
nandayām āsa suhṛdaḥ
sādhūnāṁ vartma darśayan

Synonyms

evam—thus; sañcintya—thinking within Himself; bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead; sva-rājye—in his own kingdom; sthāpya—installing; dharmajam—Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira; nandayām āsa—gladdened; suhṛdaḥ—the friends; sādhūnām—of the saints; vartma—the path; darśayan—by indicating.

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, thus thinking to Himself, established Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira in the position of supreme control of the world in order to show the ideal of administration on the path of piety.