Shloka 51
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
अतत्त्व॑ सर्वभूतानां धर्म वेत्स्यसि वै परम् । स्वदेशे परदेशे वा न ते धर्मो विनड्क्ष्यति,ऐसा करनेसे तुमको सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके परम धर्मका ज्ञान हो जायगा; फिर स्वदेशमें रहो या परदेशमें, कहीं भी तुम्हारा धर्म नष्ट नहीं होगा
atattvaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ dharma vetsyasi vai param | svadeśe paradeśe vā na te dharmo vinaṅkṣyati ||
Utathya said: “By this, you will come to know the highest dharma that underlies all beings. Then, whether you live in your own land or in a foreign land, your dharma will not be lost.”
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True understanding of the supreme, universal dharma—rooted in the reality common to all beings—makes one’s ethical life stable and non-dependent on external circumstances like place, status, or political condition.
Utathya, speaking as an instructing sage, assures the listener that the instruction being given leads to knowledge of the highest dharma; with that insight, one’s dharma remains intact whether one resides at home or must live away in a foreign land.