Shloka 22
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
यथेन्द्रश्चतुरो मासान् तोयोत्सर्गेण भूगताम् ।
आpyāययेत् तथा लोकं परिहारैर्महीपतिः ॥
yathendraś caturaḥ māsān toyotsargeṇa bhū-gatām | āpyāyayet tathā lokaṃ parihārair mahīpatiḥ ||
De même qu’Indra, en déversant l’eau (la pluie) durant quatre mois, ranime la terre, de même le roi doit ranimer le peuple par des remises, des secours et des actes de patience indulgente.
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FAQs
Extraction must be balanced by replenishment: the king’s legitimacy depends on periodically easing burdens—through relief, exemptions, and humane administration—mirroring rain that sustains the land.
Instructional rājadharma; not pancalakṣaṇa.
‘Rain’ symbolizes timely grace (anugraha). Power that only ‘takes’ dries the realm; power that also ‘releases’ restores vitality and loyalty.