Shloka 10
दुर्ग-निवेश-राजधर्मः | Fortified Capital and the King’s Residential Polity
Rājadharma
समाजोत्सवसम्पन्नं सदा पूजितदैवतम् । वश्यामात्यबलो राजा तत्पुरं स््वयमाविशेत्
samājotsava-sampannaṁ sadā pūjita-daivatam | vaśyāmātya-balo rājā tat-puraṁ svayam āviśet ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—যি নগৰত সমাজ-সমাবেশ আৰু উৎসৱ সমৃদ্ধ, আৰু য’ত দেৱতাসকল সদায় পূজিত হয়—সেই নগৰত যাৰ মন্ত্ৰী আৰু সেনাবল বশত আৰু অনুগত, সেই ৰজাই স্বয়ং প্ৰৱেশ কৰি শাসনৰ দায়িত্ব লওক।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should personally assume responsibility for a well-governed city—one marked by social harmony (festivals and assemblies) and religious observance (regular worship). Effective kingship rests on disciplined administration: loyal ministers and a controlled military enable the king to govern directly and protect dharma.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on royal duty, Bhīṣma advises the king on the conditions of a stable realm and the proper royal response: when the city is prosperous, socially vibrant, and devoted, and when the king’s ministers and forces are obedient, the king should himself enter and take up governance there.