Shloka 33
राजधर्मः—राष्ट्ररक्षणं, दण्डनीतिः, हयग्रीवोपाख्यानम्
Royal Duty: Protection, Penal Policy, and the Hayagrīva Exemplum
रक्षन् राज्यं बुद्धिपूर्व नयेन संत्यक्तात्मा यज्ञशीलो महात्मा । सर्वाल्लॉकान् धर्मदृष्ट्या चरंश्वा- प्यूथ्व॑ देहान्मोदते देवलोके
rakṣan rājyaṁ buddhipūrvaṁ nayena saṁtyaktātmā yajñaśīlo mahātmā | sarvāṁl lokān dharmadṛṣṭyā caraṁś ca api pṛthvīṁ dehān modate devaloke ||
ヴィヤーサは言った――慎重な政（まつりごと）と鍛えられた知によって国を守り、自らを律して祭祀に励む大いなる魂の王は、ダルマに根ざした眼差しをもってあらゆる世界を巡る。地上で身を離れた後でさえ、彼は神々の世界において歓喜する。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler who safeguards the kingdom through wise policy, self-restraint, and a life oriented to yajña (duty and sacred offering) should act with a dharma-centered vision; such conduct yields auspicious posthumous fruit—joy in devaloka.
Vyāsa is describing the ideal king’s conduct in the context of śānti/rajadharma instruction: governance must be intelligent and ethical, supported by personal discipline and sacrificial duty, leading to both worldly stability and heavenly reward after death.