Shloka 36
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
भर्तव्यो भृत्यवर्गश्च भूभुजा धर्ममिच्छता । सद्भावे घटमानस्य यदि कर्म न सिद्ध्यति ॥ ३६ ॥
bhartavyo bhṛtyavargaśca bhūbhujā dharmamicchatā | sadbhāve ghaṭamānasya yadi karma na siddhyati || 36 ||
ধর্ম কামনাকারী রাজাকে নিজের ভৃত্যবর্গকে অবশ্যই পালন-পোষণ করতে হবে। সদ্ভাবে ও সৎ আচরণে চেষ্টা করেও যদি কাজ সিদ্ধ না হয়, তবু এই ধর্ম ত্যাগ করা উচিত নয়।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames righteous governance (rājadharma) as a spiritual discipline: supporting dependents is itself dharma, to be upheld even when outcomes are uncertain.
Bhakti is reflected as faithful duty and protection of others; serving and sustaining those under one’s care becomes an offering aligned with dharma, not merely a transactional act.
It emphasizes nīti and dharma-śāstra style governance—ethical application of duty and social order—rather than a specific Vedanga technique like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.