Shloka 139
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
पृथुं वैन्यं प्रजा दृष्टवा रक्ता: स्मेति यदब्रुवन् । ततो राजेति नामास्यथ अनुरागादजायत
pṛthuṃ vainyaṃ prajā dṛṣṭvā raktāḥ sme iti yad abruvan | tato rājeti nāmāsyātha anurāgād ajāyata ||
ভেনপুত্ৰ পৃথুক দেখি সমগ্ৰ প্ৰজাই একে স্বৰে ক’লে—“আমি তেওঁৰ প্ৰতি অনুৰক্ত।” সেই অনুৰাগৰ পৰাই, আৰু প্ৰজাক ৰঞ্জিত কৰাৰ কাৰণে, তেওঁৰ ‘ৰাজা’ নামৰ উৎপত্তি হ’ল।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s legitimacy is grounded in winning and sustaining the people’s goodwill through protection and welfare; ‘rājā’ is presented as one who delights/holds the subjects through righteous governance rather than mere power.
Vāyu explains that when the subjects saw Pṛthu (Vena’s son), they felt immediate attachment and voiced it; from this collective affection and his capacity to please and secure the people, he came to be called ‘Rājā’ (king).