Shloka 14
Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda
Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna
श्रुतवृत्तोपपन्नाय धर्मज्ञाय तपस्विने । स्वधर्मपरितृप्ताय यो न वित्तपरो भवेत्
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine | svadharmaparitṛptāya yo na vittaparo bhavet ||
शास्त्र-श्रवण और सदाचार से सम्पन्न, धर्मज्ञ, तपस्वी, अपने स्वधर्म में संतुष्ट और धन के पीछे न दौड़ने वाले ब्राह्मण को (वह भूमि) सौंपो—उसी को पुरोहित बनाकर।
ऐल उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s pursuit of merit and heavenly reward should be guided by dharma: wealth and conquered resources are to be placed under the stewardship of a qualified, self-restrained Brahmin-priest—learned, of good conduct, and not motivated by greed—so that power is checked by ethical counsel and right distribution.
Aila advises the addressee on how to act after victory and conquest: if the goal is spiritual merit through faithful performance of one’s duty, the king should appoint a worthy Brahmin as purohita and entrust conquered land/resources to him, emphasizing moral qualification over wealth-seeking.