Shloka 23
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
इत्याज्ञप्तेन तद्राष्ट्रे कश्चिदायुधधृङ्नरः ।
तमृते पुरुषव्याघ्रं बभूवोरुपराक्रमः ॥
ityājñaptena tadrāṣṭre kaścidāyudhadhṛṅnaraḥ / tamṛte puruṣavyāghraṃ babhūvoruparākramaḥ
So befohlen, trug in jenem Reich kein Mann Waffen—außer jenem Tiger unter den Menschen; und so erhob sich große Tapferkeit (nur in ihm).
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FAQs
A stable society is depicted as one where coercive power is centralized and accountable. The ideal king’s strength is not mirrored by armed subjects; instead, his might functions as a protective deterrent.
Vaṃśānucarita: the king’s distinctive prowess and the resulting social order are narrated as part of his exemplary reign.
When ‘many wills’ do not carry weapons, inner conflict subsides; concentrated ‘valor’ suggests disciplined energy—power gathered into a single dharmic axis rather than scattered into competing impulses.