Shloka 24
संवरणस्य पतनं, सचिवोपचारः, वसिष्ठस्य सूर्योपगमनम्
Saṃvaraṇa’s Collapse, Ministerial Aid, and Vasiṣṭha’s Approach to Sūrya
वैश्यस्यार्थे च साहाय्य॑ं कुर्वाण: क्षत्रियो भुवि । स सर्वेष्वपि लोकेषु प्रजा रज्जयते ध्रुवम्,जो क्षत्रिय इस भूतलपर वैश्यके कार्यमें सहायता पहुँचाता है, वह निश्चय ही सम्पूर्ण लोकोंमें प्रजाको प्रसन्न करनेवाला राजा होता है
vaiśyasyārthe ca sāhāyyaṁ kurvāṇaḥ kṣatriyo bhuvi | sa sarveṣv api lokeṣu prajā rañjayate dhruvam ||
Dijo Yudhiṣṭhira: «El kṣatriya que, sobre la tierra, presta ayuda en los asuntos y el sustento del vaiśya se convierte, sin duda, en un rey que complace y satisface al pueblo en todos los mundos».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes actively supporting the economic and livelihood activities of the productive class; such protection and facilitation is what makes a king truly beloved and legitimate.
Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a principle of rājadharma: the kṣatriya’s role is not only to fight or punish but to ensure social prosperity by aiding the vaiśya’s work, thereby securing the happiness of the subjects.