Shloka 6
Vidura’s Message to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Authorization for Dāna and Public Welfare (विदुरवाक्यम्—दानानुज्ञा)
नारद उवाच केकयाधिपति: श्रीमान् राजा55सीदकुतो भय: । सहस्नचित्य इत्युक्त: शतयूपपितामह:
nārada uvāca kekayādhipatiḥ śrīmān rājā sahasracitya ity uktaḥ kuto bhayaḥ | śatayūpapitāmahaḥ ||
Nārada dit : «Ô roi ! Il fut jadis un souverain glorieux, seigneur du Kekaya, renommé sous le nom de Sahasracitya—intrépide, sans aucune raison de craindre. Ce voyant royal Śatayūpa qui siège ici : Sahasracitya était son aïeul.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ideal of kṣatriya-kingship: a ruler grounded in dharma and strength is portrayed as ‘fearless’, and noble lineage is invoked to frame present characters within a tradition of virtue and merit.
Nārada introduces a past exemplar-king, Sahasracitya of Kekaya, and identifies him as the grandfather of the royal sage Śatayūpa, thereby linking the current discussion to an ancestral model of righteous rule.