Shloka 46
राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः
Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures
यदा तु धनधाराभिस्तर्पयत्युपकारिण: । आच्चछिनत्ति च रत्नानि विविधान्यपकारिणाम्
yadā tu dhanadhārābhis tarpayaty upakāriṇaḥ | ācchinatti ca ratnāni vividhāny apakāriṇām ||
परन्तु जब राजा उपकारी जनों को धनरूपी धाराओं से तृप्त करता है और अपकार करने वाले दुष्टों के नाना प्रकार के रत्न-धन को छीन लेता है—राज्यहितैषियों को संपत्ति देता है और राज्यद्रोहियों की संपत्ति का अपहरण करता है—तब वह पृथ्वीपालक नरेश इस संसार में कुबेर के समान माना जाता है।
वसुमना उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous ruler sustains order by a balanced policy: rewarding those who benefit the kingdom and restraining wrongdoers by confiscating ill-used or harmful wealth. Such governance makes the king a source of prosperity like Kubera, not merely by possessing riches but by distributing and regulating them according to dharma.
Vasuman describes an ideal moment of kingship: the king pours wealth upon loyal helpers and public benefactors, while taking away the treasures of those who injure the realm. The verse frames this as a visible sign of effective, dharma-aligned rule, leading people to regard the king as Kubera in worldly terms.