Valmiki Ramayana 2.100.62: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 62
शततमः सर्गः · Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
कच्चिदर्थेन वा धर्ममर्थं धर्मेण वा पुनः ।
उभौ वा प्रीतिलोभेन कामेन च न बाधसे ॥६२॥
kaccid arthena vā dharmam arthaṃ dharmeṇa vā punaḥ |
ubhau vā prītilobhena kāmena ca na bādhase ||62||
पैसा कमाने के लिए तुम धरम को छोड़ देते हो? या धरम के लिए पैसा का नुकसान करते हो? दोनों चीज़ें इम्पोर्टेंट हैं, इसलिए दोनों को संभाल के रखना। अपनी इच्छा और ख्वाइश के लिए तुम धरम और पैसा दोनों को बरबाद तो नहीं करते?
I trust, righteousness for the sake of prosperity or prosperity for the sake of righteousness or both for the sake of sensual pleasure are not thwarted by you.
FAQs
A ruler must balance artha and dharma without letting kāma (self-indulgent desire) distort either; governance must be anchored in truth and self-control.
Rama cautions Bharata about the classic tension among puruṣārthas, urging him not to sacrifice righteousness or prosperity due to pleasure-seeking.
Self-mastery—discipline that prevents desire from corrupting policy, justice, and personal conduct.
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