Shloka 16
निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking
तदनन्तर! जब प्रातःकाल हुआ तब राजधर्मने ब्राह्मणके सुखका उपाय सोचकर इस प्रकार कहा--'सौम्य! इस मार्गसे जाइये, आपका कार्य सिद्ध हो जायगा। यहाँसे तीन योजन दूर जानेपर जो नगर मिलेगा, वहाँ महाबली राक्षसराज विरूपाक्ष रहते हैं, वे मेरे महान् मित्र हैं ।।
tad-anantaraṁ prātaḥkāle jāte rājadharmā brāhmaṇasya sukhopāyaṁ cintayitvā evam uvāca— “saumya, anena mārgeṇa gaccha; tava kāryaṁ siddhaṁ bhaviṣyati. ataḥ triyojana-dūre yāvat nagaraṁ prāpsyasi, tatra mahābalī rākṣasa-rājā virūpākṣaḥ vasati; sa mama mahān mitram. taṁ gaccha dvija-mukhya tvaṁ sa mad-vākya-pracoditaḥ; kāmān abhīpsitān tubhyaṁ dātā nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ.”
朝が来ると、ダルマ王はそのバラモンの安寧を得させる方策を思案し、こう告げた。「やさしき者よ、この道を行け。汝の用は成就する。ここより三ヨージャナ行けば一つの都に至る。そこには大力の羅刹王ヴィルーパークシャ（Virūpākṣa）が住む—彼は我が大いなる友である。行け、バラモンの中の最勝者よ。わが言葉に促され、彼は汝の望む財を与え、心に願う目的を満たしてくれよう。これに疑いはない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler committed to dharma actively seeks practical means to relieve a supplicant’s distress, using legitimate relationships and resources to ensure welfare; ethical governance includes responsibility for others’ well-being and reliable fulfillment of promises.
At daybreak, King Dharma directs a brahmin to travel a specific route to a nearby city, where the king’s powerful friend Virūpākṣa lives; Dharma assures the brahmin that, on his recommendation, Virūpākṣa will provide the requested wealth and fulfill the brahmin’s desires.