Shloka 26
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
भूगुं हि यदि सोडद्रक्ष्यन्नहुष: पृथिवीपते
bhṛguṁ hi yadi soḍad rakṣyann ahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpate
ビーシュマは言った。「大地の主よ、もしナフーシャ王が民を守護するその務めのうちに、ブリグの怒り（あるいは呪詛）さえ耐え忍ぶことができるならば、ならば……。」（ビーシュマはブリグとナフーシャを範例として掲げ、統治者の護民の義務は、正法にかなう治世のためであれば、苦難への堅忍のみならず、強大な聖仙と対することから生じる帰結さえ引き受けねばならぬ、という教訓を示す。）
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s rājadharma centers on protection of the realm and subjects; fulfilling that duty may require patient endurance of severe trials and even the displeasure of powerful ascetics, when the ruler’s intent is righteous governance.
Bhīṣma addresses a king and cites Nahuṣa in connection with Bhṛgu, using their names as moral exemplars to advance an argument about the burdens of kingship—especially the obligation to protect and to bear consequences with fortitude.