Shloka 140
Śaraṇāgatapālana—Prastāvanā
Protection of the Refuge-Seeker: Opening of the Kapota Narrative
हितार्थी ब्राह्मण भारद्वाज कणिककी कही हुई उन यथार्थ बातोंको सुनकर सौवीरदेशके राजाने उनका यथोचितरूपसे पालन किया, जिससे वे बन्धु-बान्धवों-सहित समुज्ज्वल राजलक्ष्मीका उपभोग करने लगे ।। इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि कणिकोपदेशे चत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें काणिकका उपदेशविषयक एक सौ चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
bhīṣma uvāca | hitārthī brāhmaṇa bhāradvājaḥ kaṇikakyā kathitāḥ tā yathārthāḥ bātāḥ śrutvā sauvīradeśasya rājā tān yathocitarūpeṇa apālayat | yena sa bandhū-bāndhava-sahitaḥ samujjvalāṁ rājalakṣmīm upabhoktuṁ pravavṛte || iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi kaṇikopadeśe catvāriṁśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
ビーシュマは言った。「婆羅門バラドヴァージャ、すなわちカニカが、福祉を願って語った真実の忠告を聞き、サウヴィーラ国の王はそれをしかるべく守り行った。その結果、親族・縁者とともに、燦然たる王家の幸運を享受するに至った。かくして『マハーバーラタ』「シャーンティ・パルヴァ」所収「アーパッドダルマ」部、カニカの教誨を説く第百四十章は終わる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly hearing and appropriately applying wise counsel—especially counsel aimed at welfare (hita)—leads to stable and radiant royal prosperity, benefiting not only the ruler but also his wider circle of kin.
Bhishma concludes the Kanika-instruction episode by stating that the king of Sauvira listened to Kanika’s truthful advice (as conveyed through the Brahmin Bharadvaja) and followed it suitably, resulting in flourishing kingship and prosperity shared with his relatives; the chapter colophon then marks the end of the adhyaya.