Shloka 10
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
न तु केवलदैवेन प्रजा भावेन रेमिरे । यद् बभूव मनःकान्तं कर्मणा स चकार तत्
na tu kevaladaivena prajā bhāvena remire | yad babhūva manaḥkāntaṃ karmaṇā sa cakāra tat |
प्रजा केवल भाग्य या संयोग से ही प्रसन्न नहीं थी; वह भाव से, हृदय से आनन्दित रहती थी। जो कुछ उनके मन को प्रिय लगता, राजा उसे अपने कर्मों द्वारा पूर्ण कर देते; इसी कारण उनकी तृप्ति केवल संरक्षण से नहीं, श्रद्धा और भक्ति से भी होती थी।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public welfare is not secured by 'fortune' alone; it arises from a ruler’s deliberate, ethical action that aligns governance with the genuine needs and well-being of the people, thereby earning their trust and devotion.
The narrator describes the subjects’ happiness under the king: they are not merely passively content due to circumstances, but actively delighted because the king fulfills what is dear to them through concrete deeds, which generates loyalty and devotion.