Shloka 10
Dhaumya-varaṇa (Appointment of Dhaumya as Purohita) | धौम्यवरणम्
यं प्राप्प विजितात्मानं महात्मानं नराधिपा: । इक्ष्वाकवो महीपाला लेभिरे पृथिवीमिमाम्,उन्हीं जितात्मा महात्मा वसिष्ठ मुनिको (पुरोहितरूपमें) पाकर इक्ष्वाकुवंशी भूपालोंने (दीर्घपवकालतक) इस (समूची) पृथ्वीपर अधिकार प्राप्त किया था
yaṁ prāpya vijitātmānaṁ mahātmānaṁ narādhipāḥ | ikṣvākavo mahīpālā lebhire pṛthivīm imām ||
Having obtained that great-souled sage—self-mastered and fully disciplined—as their priest, the Ikṣvāku kings, lords of the land, secured sovereignty over this very earth. The verse underscores that rightful rule is strengthened not merely by power, but by guidance rooted in self-control and spiritual authority.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sovereignty and lasting authority are portrayed as arising from dharmic guidance: rulers prosper when they align with a self-controlled, spiritually eminent counselor (purohita), emphasizing inner discipline and ethical counsel as foundations of legitimate power.
The Gandharva states that the Ikṣvāku kings attained dominion over the earth by obtaining a great, self-mastered sage as their priest—implying that the presence of such a purohita enabled stable and righteous rule.