Shloka 14
Book 12, Chapter 93 — Vāmadeva’s Counsel to King Vasumanā on Dharmic Kingship (धर्मप्रधान-राजधर्मोपदेशः)
एवं यो धर्मसंरम्भी धर्मार्थपरिचिन्तक: । अर्थान् समीक्ष्य भजते स ध्रुवं महदश्षुते
evaṁ yo dharma-saṁrambhī dharmārtha-paricintakaḥ | arthān samīkṣya bhajate sa dhruvaṁ mahad aśnute ||
যি এইদৰে ধৰ্মত দৃঢ়প্ৰতিজ্ঞ, ধৰ্ম আৰু অৰ্থ দুয়োটাই বিচাৰ কৰে, আৰু উপায়-সম্পদ বিবেকৰে পৰীক্ষা কৰি যথাযথভাৱে ব্যৱহাৰ কৰে—সেইজন নিশ্চিতভাৱে মহৎ আৰু স্থায়ী ফল লাভ কৰে।
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma-guided discernment is the key: when one reflects on dharma and artha together and uses material resources only after careful evaluation, one gains a great and reliable फल (result).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous living, the sage Vāmadeva states a general principle: prosperity (artha) becomes fruitful when pursued and applied under the discipline of dharma and thoughtful consideration.