Shloka 2
Purohita-Niyoga and the Brahma–Kṣatra Concord
Aila–Kaśyapa Saṃvāda
धर्मात्मा मन्त्रविद् येषां राज्ञां राजन् पुरोहित: । राजा चैवंगुणो येषां कुशलं तेषु सर्वश:
bhīṣma uvāca | dharmātmā mantravid yeṣāṃ rājñāṃ rājan purohitaḥ | rājā caivaṃguṇo yeṣāṃ kuśalaṃ teṣu sarvaśaḥ ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ರಾಜಾ, ಯಾರ ರಾಜಪುರೋಹಿತನು ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನಾಗಿಯೂ ಮಂತ್ರ-ಪರಾಮರ್ಶೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಶಲನಾಗಿಯೂ ಇರುವನೋ, ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜನೂ ಅದೇ ಗುಣಗಳಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತನಾಗಿರುವನೋ, ಅಂಥ ರಾಜನಿಗೂ ಅವನ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಎಲ್ಲ ರೀತಿಯ ಕ್ಷೇಮ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom prospers when both pillars of governance—the king and his chief adviser (purohita)—are grounded in dharma and competent in counsel; moral integrity joined with wise policy produces comprehensive welfare.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous governance, Bhishma addresses Yudhishthira and explains that the quality of a ruler’s reign depends greatly on the character and advisory skill of the royal priest, and on the king matching those virtues.