Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 15
The Sūtas Foretell the Glories and Future Deeds of King Pṛthu
रञ्जयिष्यति यल्लोकमयमात्मविचेष्टितै: । अथामुमाहू राजानं मनोरञ्जनकै: प्रजा: ॥ १५ ॥
rañjayiṣyati yal lokam ayam ātma-viceṣṭitaiḥ athāmum āhū rājānaṁ mano-rañjanakaiḥ prajāḥ
この王は自らの実際の働きによって世を喜ばせ、民は大いに満ち足りる。ゆえに民衆は、その心を慰める徳ゆえに、歓びをもって彼を統治者たる王として受け入れる。
FAQs
This verse says an ideal ruler wins the hearts of the people by his own upright activities, and thus truly becomes “king” by pleasing and protecting the citizens.
Because they recognized that his character and deeds would bring satisfaction and well-being to the world; his ability to ‘delight’ the people qualified him for kingship.
Leadership—at home, work, or society—becomes legitimate when it is grounded in personal integrity and actions that genuinely benefit and uplift others.