Shloka 11
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
सोऽपि नैच्छत्तदा दातुमाज्ञापूर्वं स्वधर्मवित् ।
प्रत्युवाच च तं दूतमलर्कः काशिभूभृतः ॥
so 'pi naicchat tadā dātum ājñā-pūrvaṃ sva-dharma-vit |
pratyuvāca ca taṃ dūtam alarkaḥ kāśi-bhūbhṛtaḥ ||
Damals wollte er es nicht ohne rechtmäßige Vollmacht aufgeben; seiner Pflicht bewusst, antwortete Alarka dem Gesandten des Königs von Kāśī.
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FAQs
Power is not to be surrendered merely under pressure; the verse frames kingship as regulated by dharma and proper sanction, not by intimidation.
Vaṃśānucarita: narrative of royal dispute with ethical framing.
‘Proper authorization’ can imply inner legitimacy: actions should proceed from right principle (dharma), not from fear-driven impulse.