Shloka 32
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिन्न सर्वे कर्मान्ता: परोक्षास्ते विशड्किता: । सर्वे वा पुनरुत्सृष्टा: संसृष्टं चात्र कारणम्
kaccin na sarve karmāntāḥ parokṣās te viśaṅkitāḥ | sarve vā punar utsṛṣṭāḥ saṃsṛṣṭaṃ cātra kāraṇam ||
Nārada said: “Are not all the workers and those engaged in various tasks hidden from your notice or viewed by you with suspicion? Or do you repeatedly dismiss them and then reappoint them? For in this matter, the true cause of great prosperity is a well-knit, cooperative relationship—when people are long treated with favor, they become known to the ruler, worthy of trust, and devoted to their master.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s prosperity depends on informed oversight and trust-based relations with workers and functionaries; constant suspicion or repeated dismissal undermines loyalty and coordinated effort, whereas sustained favor builds reliability and devotion.
Nārada continues a sequence of probing questions on righteous governance, asking whether the king personally knows and supervises those who do the kingdom’s work and whether he maintains stable, trusting employment relations that enable collective prosperity.