Shloka 17
Adhyaya 60: Self-Assertion, Daiva, and the Rhetoric of Inevitability (उद्योग पर्व)
“मेरे राज्यमें सर्प आदि भयंकर जीव-जन्तु नही हैं। यदि कोई भयंकर प्राणी हों तो भी वे मेरे मन्त्रोंद्वारा सुरक्षित जीव-जन्तुओंकी कभी हिंसा नहीं करते हैं ।।
nikāmavarṣī parjanyo rājan viṣayavāsinām | dharmiṣṭhākṣa prajāḥ sarvā ītayaś ca na santi me ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Raja, di negeriku hujan turun dengan ukuran yang tepat bagi para penduduk pedesaan. Seluruh rakyatku teguh dalam dharma, dan di kerajaanku tidak ada bencana—bukan kekeringan, bukan pula hujan berlebihan, maupun gangguan lainnya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous governance is shown through the well-being of the people: when subjects are dharmic and the king upholds order, nature and society are portrayed as harmonious—timely rains and absence of calamities become signs of a just realm.
The speaker describes the condition of a kingdom as exemplary—its inhabitants receive adequate rainfall, live devoted to dharma, and suffer no disturbances such as drought or excessive rain—presenting an idealized picture of stable rule.