Shloka 20
कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः
न्यायतो ऽन्यायतो वापि भवद्भ्यां तौ ममाहितौ हन्तव्यौ तद्वधाद् राज्यं सामान्यं वो भविष्यति
nyāyato 'nyāyato vāpi bhavadbhyāṃ tau mamāhitau hantavyau tadvadhād rājyaṃ sāmānyaṃ vo bhaviṣyati
ನ್ಯಾಯದಿಂದಲೋ ಅಥವಾ ಅನ್ಯಾಯದಿಂದಲೋ—ನನ್ನ ಶತ್ರುಗಳಾಗಿರುವ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರನ್ನು ನೀವು ಕೊಲ್ಲಲೇಬೇಕು. ಅವರ ಮರಣದ ನಂತರ ಈ ರಾಜ್ಯವು ನಿಮ್ಮಿಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಸೇರುತ್ತದೆ.
Unspecified within the provided excerpt (a king/authority-figure issuing counsel within the dynastic narrative, as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse highlights a realpolitik tension in rājadharma: restoring stability is presented as paramount, even when the means blur the line between dharma and adharma.
Through lineage narratives, Parāśara often presents kingship as a mechanism for maintaining social order, where counsel and succession decisions shape the continuity of rule.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purana’s political order ultimately rests on Vishnu as the sustaining principle—kingship functions as an instrument for preserving cosmic and social stability.