Shloka 41
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिदग्निषु ते युक्तो विधिज्ञो मतिमानृजु: । हुतं च होष्यमाणं च काले वेदयते सदा,तुमने अग्निहोत्रके लिये विधिज्ञ, बुद्धिमान् और सरल स्वभावके ब्राह्मणको नियुक्त किया है न? वह सदा किये हुए और किये जानेवाले हवनको तुम्हें ठीक समयपर सूचित कर देता है न?
kaccid agniṣu te yukto vidhijño matimān ṛjuḥ | hutaṃ ca hoṣyamāṇaṃ ca kāle vedayate sadā ||
Dijo Nārada: «¿Has destinado a tus fuegos sagrados un sacerdote que conozca las reglas del rito, sea inteligente y de conducta recta? ¿Y te informa siempre, a su debido tiempo, de las ofrendas ya realizadas y de las que aún han de realizarse?»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that dharma is sustained through disciplined, timely performance of obligatory rites, overseen by competent and upright specialists; such orderliness reflects both personal integrity and responsible governance.
Nārada is conducting a welfare-and-dharma inquiry, asking whether the ruler has properly arranged the maintenance of sacred fires and whether a qualified priest keeps him informed about completed and upcoming offerings at the correct times.