Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
ज्ञेयाग्निविस्फुलिङ्गानां बीजचेष्टा च शाल्मलेः ।
चन्द्रसूर्यस्वरूपेण नीत्यर्थे पृथिवीक्षितः ॥
jñeyāgni-visphuliṅgānāṃ bīja-ceṣṭā ca śālmaleḥ | candra-sūrya-svarūpeṇa nītyarthe pṛthivīkṣitaḥ ||
政道のために、統治者は火花の性質と種子の働き(たとえばシャールマリー樹のそれ)を理解し、また統治の模範として月と太陽の役割を身に引き受けるべきである。
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Governance requires grasping both sudden escalation (sparks) and slow maturation (seeds). The Moon–Sun pairing suggests balancing soothing welfare with energizing discipline and visibility.
Didactic nīti section; not directly pancalakṣaṇa content.
Sparks indicate how small provocations can ignite conflict; seeds indicate how subtle intentions mature into outcomes. Moon and Sun symbolize the twin royal powers: saumyatā (gentle nurture) and tejas (radiant authority).