Shloka 1.9.5
ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga (and the Remedy for Drought)
द्वैविध्यं ब्रह्मचर्यस्य भविष्यति महात्मन:।लोकेषु प्रथितं राजन्विप्रैश्च कथितं सदा।।।।
tasya vyatikramād rājño bhaviṣyati sudāruṇā |
anāvṛṣṭiḥ sughorā vai sarvabhūtabhayāvahā ||
Because of that king’s transgression, a most dreadful drought arose—terrifying to all living beings.
O eminent king, sage Rsyasringa celebrated in the three worlds who practises a twofold brahmacharya life (life of celebacy) described by brahmins (as vratitva and prajapatya).
Rajadharma: a ruler’s moral lapse is not private—it destabilizes the world of subjects; adharma ripens into collective suffering.
The story explains the crisis in Aṅga: drought arises as a consequence of Romapāda’s violation of proper conduct.
By contrast, the needed virtue is righteous restraint and accountability in a king; the verse warns against negligence and transgression.