Shloka 18
Cāturāśramya-dharma—Marks of the Four Āśramas (चातुराश्रम्यधर्मः)
भूमिपानां च शुश्रूषा कर्तव्या सर्वदस्युभि: । वेदधर्मक्रियाश्रैव तेषां धर्मो विधीयते
bhūmipālānāṃ ca śuśrūṣā kartavyā sarva-dasyubhiḥ | veda-dharma-kriyāś caiva teṣāṃ dharmo vidhīyate ||
ອິນທຣາກ່າວວ່າ: «ແມ່ນແຕ່ຜູ້ທີ່ດຳລົງຊີວິດດ້ວຍການປຸ້ນສະດົມ ກໍຕ້ອງຮັບໃຊ້ ແລະ ເຊື່ອຟັງຜູ້ປົກປ້ອງແຜ່ນດິນ. ສຳລັບພວກເຂົາດ້ວຍ ການປະຕິບັດໜ້າທີ່ ແລະ ພິທີກຳທີ່ວິດາບັນຍັດ ແມ່ນຖືກກຳນົດເປັນທຳມະອັນຄວນຂອງພວກເຂົາ».
इन्द्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
No one is outside dharma: even those inclined to lawlessness are enjoined to respect and serve legitimate protectors of society and to adopt Veda-guided duties and rites, aligning personal conduct with social order.
Indra, speaking as an authority on cosmic and royal order, states a normative rule: even ‘dasyus’ must submit to the land’s guardians and are assigned a prescribed dharma that includes Vedic observances, emphasizing governance and moral regulation.