Shloka 92
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिन्न लोभान्मोहाद् वा मानादू् वापि विशाम्पते । अर्थिप्रित्यर्थिन: प्राप्तानू न पश्यसि कथंचन
kaccin na lobhān mohād vā mānād vāpi viśāmpate | arthipratyarthinaḥ prāptān na paśyasi kathaṃcana, nareśvara |
ナーラダは言った。「おお民の主よ、王よ。貪り、迷い、あるいは驕りのゆえに、願いを携えて来る者や、かつて王より与えられた生計が断たれて再びそれを求めに来る者に、目を向けることすらしないことがあるのか。彼らが面前に立つとき、見捨てはしないか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king must not let greed, delusion, or pride block access to justice and support. Ethical governance includes personally acknowledging and hearing petitioners—especially the vulnerable who depend on royal patronage—rather than neglecting them.
Nārada continues a traditional ‘kaccit’ series of welfare-questions to a ruler, probing whether the king is fulfilling royal duties. Here he asks whether the king ever ignores those who come seeking help or those who return seeking restoration of previously granted support.