Shloka 39
Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्
निग्रहानुग्रहैः सम्यग् यदा राजा प्रवर्तते । तदा भवन्ति लोकस्य मर्यादा: सुव्यवस्थिता:,जब राजा निग्रह और अनुग्रहके द्वारा प्रजावर्गके साथ यथोचित बर्ताव करता है, तभी लोककी सम्पूर्ण मर्यादाएँ सुरक्षित होती हैं
nigrahānugrahaiḥ samyag yadā rājā pravartate | tadā bhavanti lokasya maryādāḥ suvyavasthitāḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。王が正しく振る舞い—悪を抑え、然るべき者に恩恵を与える—そのとき民のあいだの社会秩序と法にかなう行いの境界は、堅固に、よく整えられて保たれる。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler preserves dharma by balancing nigraha (discipline/punishment of wrongdoing) with anugraha (protection and reward). This measured governance stabilizes maryādā—social and moral boundaries—so society remains orderly.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a general dharma-teaching on rajadharma: he explains how a king’s proper use of restraint and favor maintains the people’s norms and the overall stability of the realm.