Shloka 43
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
इन्द्रो जागर्ति भगवानिन्द्रादग्निर्विभावसु: । अग्नेर्जागर्ति वरुणो वरुणाच्च प्रजापति:
indro jāgarti bhagavān indrād agnir vibhāvasuḥ | agner jāgarti varuṇo varuṇāc ca prajāpatiḥ ||
قال فاسوهاروما: «إن إندرا المبارك يظل يقظًا على الدوام، ساهرًا على تنظيم الدَّنْدَ وتطبيقه. ومن إندرا يخرج أغني، النار المتلألئة؛ ومن أغني يخرج فارونا؛ ومن فارونا يخرج براجابتي. وقد تلقّى كلٌّ منهم سلطان الدَّنْدَ على التتابع، فظلوا جميعًا على يقظةٍ دائمة ليُحسنوا استعماله بالقدر اللائق».
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority (daṇḍa) must be exercised with constant vigilance and proper measure. The verse frames punishment/discipline as a sacred trust transmitted through divine custodians, implying that rulers and guardians of order must remain alert, restrained, and ethically guided in its use.
Vasuharoma describes a chain of custodianship: Indra is ever watchful over the institution of daṇḍa; from him Agni, then Varuṇa, then Prajāpati receive that authority. The point is to show that maintaining order is an ongoing, wakeful duty, not a casual or impulsive act.