Shloka 6
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
अधिष्ठानवती लक्ष्मी: परायणवती मति: । वर्धमानो5खिलो धर्मस्तेनासीत् पृथिवीक्षिताम्
adhiṣṭhānavatī lakṣmīḥ parāyaṇavatī matiḥ | vardhamāno 'khilo dharmas tenāsīt pṛthivīkṣitām ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Di bawah pemerintahannya, kemakmuran memperoleh landasan yang teguh, dan kebijaksanaan menjadi setia pada tujuan tertinggi. Maka bagi para raja di bumi, seluruh dharma bertambah dari hari ke hari—hingga bahkan keberuntungan yang biasanya labil pada penguasa lain pun menjadi mantap oleh tata kelola Raja Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical kingship with social flourishing: when a ruler is grounded and principled, prosperity becomes stable, counsel becomes oriented to the highest good, and dharma expands throughout the realm.
Vaiśampāyana describes the condition of the world under Yudhiṣṭhira’s rule: fortune is no longer wavering, the collective intelligence/counsel is steady in right purpose, and dharma grows among the kings and the wider polity.