Shloka 93
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिन्न लोभान्मोहाद् वा विश्रम्भात् प्रणयेन वा । अश्रितानां मनुष्याणां वृत्तिं त्वं संरुणत्सि वै,कहीं अपने आश्रितजनोंकी जीविकावृत्तिको तुम लोभ, मोह, आत्मविश्वास अथवा आसत्तिसे बंद तो नहीं कर देते?
kaccin na lobhān mohād vā viśrambhāt praṇayena vā | āśritānāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ vṛttiṃ tvaṃ saṃruṇatsi vai ||
ナーラダは言った。「告げよ。貪りや迷いのため、あるいは過度の自信や誤った愛着のために、そなたに寄り頼む人々の生計と糧の道を、そなたは塞いでしまうことがあるのか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler or authority must not, due to greed, delusion, overconfidence, or favoritism, cut off the livelihood of dependents; protecting their sustenance is a key aspect of rājadharma.
Nārada, in a sequence of probing questions on statecraft and righteousness, tests the king’s conduct by asking whether he ever unjustly restrains the livelihood of those who rely on him for protection and support.