Shloka 120
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चित् कृतं विजानीषे कर्तारें च प्रशंससि । सतां मध्ये महाराज सत्करोषि च पूजयन्,महाराज! क्या तुम्हें किसीके किये हुए उपकारका पता चलता है? क्या तुम उस उपकारीकी प्रशंसा करते हो और साधु पुरुषोंसे भरी हुई सभाके बीच उस उपकारीके प्रति कृतज्ञता प्रकट करते हुए उसका आदर-सत्कार करते हो?
kaccit kṛtaṃ vijānīṣe kartāraṃ ca praśaṃsasi | satāṃ madhye mahārāja satkaroṣi ca pūjayan ||
Nārada said: “O great king, do you recognize when someone has done you a good turn? Do you praise the doer, and—while honoring him—show your gratitude by giving him due respect and reverence in the midst of an assembly filled with worthy men?”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should be mindful of benefits received, acknowledge them, and publicly honor the benefactor among the virtuous; gratitude and recognition of merit are presented as marks of righteous kingship.
Nārada is examining the king’s conduct through a series of ‘kaccit’ questions, here focusing on whether the king recognizes good deeds done for him and responds with praise and respectful public honor in a noble assembly.