Shloka 8
मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana
धर्ममर्थं च कामं च यशश्च जयतां वर।स्वामिप्रसादात्सचिवाः प्राप्नुवन्ति निशाचर।।।।
dharmam arthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca yaśaś ca jayatāṃ vara | svāmiprasādāt sacivāḥ prāpnuvanti niśācara ||
夜行者よ、勝利者の中の最上よ。主君のご恩によって、大臣たちはダルマ、繁栄、歓び、そして名声を得る。
O Ravana ! the best among the successful ministers attain piety, prosperity, pleasures and fame by the grace of the king.
FAQs
The king’s conduct is ethically consequential: his grace and example enable the flourishing of dharma and the legitimate aims of life in his administration.
Mārīca explains the dependence of ministers’ fortunes—moral and material—on the ruler, preparing the critique that follows if the ruler is flawed.
Responsible leadership: the ruler’s duty to uphold dharma so that dependents can thrive rightly.