Mahabharata — Mausala Parva, Shloka 31
अध्याय १: उत्पात-दर्शनम् तथा वृष्णि-विनाश-श्रवणम्
Omens Observed and the Hearing of the Vṛṣṇi Destruction
ततो राजभयात् सर्वे नियमं चक्रिरे तदा । नरा: शासनमाज्ञाय रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मण:
tato rājabhayāt sarve niyamaṃ cakrire tadā | narāḥ śāsanam ājñāya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ||
પછી રાજભયથી તેઓ સૌએ તે સમયે કઠોર નિયમ સ્વીકાર્યો. અક્લિષ્ટકર્મા બલરામની આજ્ઞા સમજી તે પુરુષોએ તેના શાસનને શિરસાવંદ્ય માન્યું.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights how royal authority can enforce social restraint: fear of the king’s power leads people to adopt niyama (disciplined conduct). It also implies that effective governance depends on clear commands and the ruler’s steadfastness in action.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the people, recognizing Rāma’s (Balarāma’s) directive, collectively take up a rule of conduct. Their compliance is motivated by rājabhaya—fear of the kingly power behind the command.
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