Shloka 19
Brahmopadeśa: Adhipatitva-kathana, Dharma-lakṣaṇa, and Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña Viveka
Book 14, Chapter 43
राज्ञां हि विषये येषां साधव: परिरक्षिता: । तेडस्मिल्लोके प्रमोदन्ते सुखं प्रेत्य च भुज्जते
rājñāṃ hi viṣaye yeṣāṃ sādhavaḥ parirakṣitāḥ | te 'smin loke pramodante sukhaṃ pretya ca bhuñjate ||
ಯಾವ ರಾಜರ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಜ್ಜನರು ರಕ್ಷಿತರಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾರೋ, ಆ ರಾಜರು ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲೇ ಹರ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಮತ್ತು ಮರಣಾನಂತರವೂ ಸುಖವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma is to protect the virtuous within the kingdom; such protection yields visible well-being in this life and favorable results after death, showing that political power is ethically grounded in safeguarding moral order.
Vāyudeva is speaking, stating a general principle of rājadharma: kings who ensure the safety of sādhus in their domain gain joy and prosperity here and happiness in the hereafter.