Shloka 57
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
यथाशीला हि राजान: सर्वान् विषयवासिन: । श्रेयसा योजयत्याशु श्रेयसि प्रत्युपस्थिते
yathāśīlā hi rājānaḥ sarvān viṣayavāsinaḥ | śreyasā yojayaty āśu śreyasi pratyupasthite ||
ព្រោះសីលធម៌ និងអាកប្បកិរិយារបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រយ៉ាងណា ប្រជាជនដែលរស់នៅក្នុងដែនរាជ្យក៏ក្លាយទៅយ៉ាងនោះដែរ។ ហើយពេលឱកាសនៃសេចក្តីល្អប្រសើរមកដល់ ព្រះองค์នាំប្រជាជនទាំងមូលឲ្យចូលរួមក្នុងសេចក្តីល្អនោះយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស។
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The ruler’s personal character directly molds the moral and behavioral tone of society; therefore a king who recognizes and embraces śreyas (the higher good) can quickly elevate the whole community by aligning them with that good.
Nārada is instructing about rāja-dharma in the Śānti Parva, emphasizing the king as a moral exemplar whose virtues or faults spread through the realm, and whose timely pursuit of welfare can bring collective uplift.