Shloka 45
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
बाहुवीर्येण पृथिवीं लब्ध्वा भरतसत्तम । देहि दानं॑ द्विजातिभ्य: पितृभ्यश्ष॒ यथोचितम्
bāhuvīryeṇa pṛthivīṃ labdhvā bharatasattama | dehi dānaṃ dvijātibhyaḥ pitṛbhyaś ca yathocitam ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik di antara keturunan Bharata, setelah engkau meraih kedaulatan atas bumi dengan kekuatan lenganmu sendiri, berikanlah dana kepada para dwija, dan persembahkan kepada para leluhur bagian yang semestinya dengan tata cara yang benar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and conquest are not ends in themselves; a righteous ruler must convert gained sovereignty into dharmic action—supporting the learned through dāna and maintaining ancestral obligations through proper offerings.
Sañjaya reports counsel addressed to a Kuru prince (honored as ‘best of the Bharatas’), urging him that after securing rule by valor, he should perform kingly duties: give gifts to the twice-born and render the ancestors their rightful share.