Shloka 67
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिदशभ्यवहार्याणि गात्रसंस्पर्शनानि च | प्रेयाणि च महाराज रक्षन्त्यनुमतास्तव,महाराज! तुम्हारे खाद्य पदार्थ, शरीरमें धारण करनेके वस्त्र आदि तथा सूँघनेके उपयोगमें आनेवाले सुगन्धित द्रव्योंकी रक्षा विश्वस्त पुरुष ही करते हैं न?
kaccid aśabhyavahāryāṇi gātrasaṃsparśanāni ca | preyāṇi ca mahārāja rakṣanty anumātās tava ||
ナーラダは言った。「大王よ、そなたの身の回りに用いるもの—飲食、身に触れる衣や器物、そして心地よき香—は、そなたが認めた信頼できる者だけが守りを任されているか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must ensure strict, trustworthy control over intimate and consumable items—food, clothing, and personal luxuries—because negligence here invites harm, corruption, and loss of sovereignty; prudent kingship includes vigilance over one’s immediate environment.
Nārada is conducting a probing inquiry into the king’s administration and personal safeguards, asking whether the king’s private-use items are protected by reliable, authorized attendants—an indirect test of the king’s alertness and quality of governance.