Shloka 101
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
दत्त्वाभयं यः स्वयमेव राजा न तत् प्रमाणं कुरुते<र्थलो भात् । स सर्वलोकादुपलभ्य पाप॑ सो<धर्मबुद्धिर्निरयं प्रयाति
dattvābhayaṁ yaḥ svayam eva rājā na tat pramāṇaṁ kurute 'rthalobhāt | sa sarvalokād upalabhya pāpaṁ so 'dharmabuddhir nirayaṁ prayāti ||
Raja yang telah sendiri menganugerahkan rasa aman kepada rakyatnya, namun karena loba harta tidak meneguhkan dan menepati ikrar itu—ia menghimpun dosa dari segenap dunia dan, dengan budi yang menyimpang dari dharma, jatuh ke neraka.
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s promise of protection is a binding moral standard; breaking it out of greed is a grave adharma that makes the king bear widespread sin and leads to severe karmic consequence.
In a discourse on righteous governance (rājadharma) within Śānti Parva, Brahmadatta states a moral judgment: a king who grants ‘fearlessness’ to his people but fails to honor it for the sake of wealth becomes culpable for extensive wrongdoing and is destined for hell.