Shloka 24
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
स एव ग्रामपालोऽभूत् पशुपालः स एव च ।
क्षेत्रपालः स एवासीद् द्विजातीनाञ्च रक्षिताः ॥
sa eva grāmapālo 'bhūt paśupālaḥ sa eva ca / kṣetrapālaḥ sa evāsīd dvijātīnāñca rakṣitā
هو نفسه صار حامي القرى؛ وهو نفسه كان الراعي؛ وهو نفسه كان حارس الحقول؛ وكان أيضًا حامي «ذوي الميلادين» (دْفِجَا).
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FAQs
Rajadharma is defined as direct, comprehensive protection: the king safeguards livelihood (fields), wealth (cattle), settlement (villages), and learning/ritual order (dvijas).
Vaṃśānucarita with dharma-upadeśa: the king’s reign is described through the functions he fulfills for society.
The four protections can be read as guarding the four supports of a civilized life—community, resources, sustenance, and sacred knowledge—showing sovereignty as integrative care.