Shloka 69
Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)
एकच्छत्रां महीं कृत्वा कौसल्याय यशस्विने । मुनि: कालकवृक्षीय ईजे क्रतुभिरुत्तमै:,कालकवृक्षीय मुनिने अपने बुद्धिबलसे यशस्वी कोसलनरेशको भूमण्डलका एकच्छत्र सम्राट् बनाकर अनेक उत्तम यज्ञोंद्वारा यजन किया
ekacchatrāṁ mahīṁ kṛtvā kausalyāya yaśasvine | muniḥ kālakavṛkṣīya īje kratubhir uttamaiḥ ||
Bhishma said: Having made the whole earth subject to a single sovereign authority, the sage Kālakavṛkṣīya performed for the illustrious king of Kosala a series of excellent sacrificial rites.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Stable, righteous sovereignty (ekacchatra rule) is ideally grounded in dharma and affirmed through proper Vedic rites performed under the guidance of a qualified sage, linking political authority with moral and ritual legitimacy.
Bhishma recounts an example where the sage Kālakavṛkṣīya establishes the Kosalan king as a universal, single-sovereign ruler and then conducts excellent sacrifices on his behalf, portraying the cooperation of royal power and ascetic wisdom.