Shloka 36
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
सवनिव तु राजर्षि: सम्पूज्याथ प्रणम्प च | कुशलप्रश्नमकरोत् सर्वेषां राजसत्तम:,नृपश्रेष्ठ राजर्षि इक्ष्वाकुने उन सबको प्रणाम करके उनकी पूजा की और उन सबका कुशल-समाचार पूछा
sa nṛpo rājaṛṣiḥ sampūjya atha praṇamya ca | kuśalapraśnam akarot sarveṣāṃ rājasattamaḥ ||
তেতিয়া সেই ৰাজর্ষি, নৃপশ্ৰেষ্ঠ ৰজাই প্ৰথমে সকলোকে যথাবিধি পূজা-সত্কাৰ কৰিলে; তাৰ পাছত প্ৰণাম কৰি সকলোৰে কুশল-সমাচাৰ সুধিলে—ৰাজধৰ্মৰ শিষ্টাচাৰ ৰক্ষা কৰি।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous ruler embodies dharma through respectful conduct: honoring worthy persons, bowing with humility, and actively asking after everyone’s welfare—showing that power should be guided by reverence and care.
Bhishma narrates that a royal sage-king approaches an assembly, offers worship and salutations to those present, and then asks about their well-being, following proper royal and ethical protocol.