Shloka 29
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
वर्णधर्मा न सीदन्ति यस्य राज्ये तथाश्रमाः ।
वत्स ! तस्य सुखं प्रेत्य परत्रेह च शाश्वतम् ॥
varṇadharmā na sīdanti yasya rājye tathāśramāḥ / vatsa! tasya sukhaṃ pretya paratreha ca śāśvatam
O dear one, in whose kingdom the duties of the social orders (varṇas) and the stages of life (āśramas) do not decline—his happiness endures, after death and also here, in this world and in the next.
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FAQs
The king’s merit is tied to societal flourishing: when institutions of duty and life-stages function without decay, collective well-being and the ruler’s own auspicious destiny follow.
Dharma-centered instruction; indirectly supports vaṃśānucarita sections where ideal kingship is evaluated by protection of varṇāśrama.
Varṇa and āśrama can be read as functional divisions of human life and psyche; their ‘non-decline’ indicates integrated living, producing peace ‘here and beyond’ (iha–paratra).