Shloka 14
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
अप्रकीर्णेन्द्रियग्राममत्यन्तानुगतं शुचिम् । शक्तं चैवानुरक्तं च युञ्ज्यान्महति कर्मणि
aprakīrṇendriyagrāmam atyantānugataṁ śucim | śaktaṁ caivānuraktaṁ ca yuñjyān mahati karmaṇi ||
Untuk urusan yang besar dan berbobot, hendaknya diangkat seorang yang inderanya tidak tercerai-berai, sangat disiplin dan patuh pada tuntunan yang benar, berperilaku suci, cakap, serta berbakti dan setia—dialah yang patut digerakkan dalam pekerjaan penting.
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Important responsibilities should be entrusted only to a person who is self-controlled (senses not scattered), morally pure, competent, and loyally committed—ethical fitness and inner discipline are prerequisites for public or major duties.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct and governance, the sage Vāmadeva lays down a practical rule for assigning major tasks: select and appoint individuals of disciplined senses, purity, capability, and devotion for great undertakings.