Shloka 11
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
प्रिये नातिभृशं हृष्येदप्रिये न च संज्वरेत् । न तप्येदर्थकृच्छेषु प्रजाहितमनुस्मरन्,यदि अपना प्रिय हो जाय तो बहुत प्रसन्न न हो और अप्रिय हो जाय तो अत्यन्त चिन्ता न करे। यदि आर्थिक संकट आ पड़े तो प्रजाके हितका चिन्तन करते हुए तनिक भी संतप्त नहो
priye nātibhṛśaṁ hṛṣyed apriye na ca saṁjvaret | na tapyed arthakṛcchreṣu prajāhitam anusmaran ||
Bila hal yang menyenangkan terjadi, jangan bersorak berlebihan; bila hal yang tidak menyenangkan terjadi, jangan terbakar oleh kecemasan. Bahkan ketika kesulitan keuangan datang, jangan bersedih, sambil mengingat kesejahteraan rakyat.
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain steadiness: do not become overly elated by favorable events or overly distressed by unfavorable ones; especially for a ruler, remember that personal emotions must not override the duty of safeguarding the people’s welfare.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and governance, the sage Vāmadeva advises the listener (in the broader frame, guidance given to a king) on emotional discipline and the primacy of prajā-hita—public good—even amid economic संकट (arthakṛcchra).