Shloka 76
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिन्न लुब्धा श्लौरा वा वैरिणो वा विशाम्पते । अप्राप्तव्यवहारा वा तव कर्मस्वनुछिता:
kaccin na lubdhā śaurā vā vairiṇo vā viśāmpate | aprāptavyavahārā vā tava karmasv anucitāḥ ||
ナーラダは言った。「おお民の主よ、そなたは、貪欲な者、盗人、敵、あるいは実務の経験をまったく欠く者を、国の務めに任じてはいまいな。王は、不適の者が王務を握らぬよう確かめねばならぬ。さもなくば、その任用は内より政とダルマを蝕む。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must appoint only trustworthy and competent people to public duties; greed, theft, hostility, and inexperience are disqualifications that endanger the state and undermine dharma.
Nārada is questioning the king in the style of royal counsel, probing whether the king’s administration is protected from corrupt, hostile, or incompetent appointees—an essential checkpoint in rajadharma.