Shloka 35
Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty
पुत्र वर्धस्व मद्भर्तुर्मनो नन्दय कर्मभिः ।
मित्राणामुपकाराय दुर्हृदां नाशनाय च ॥
putra vardhasva mad-bhartur mano nandaya karmabhiḥ / mitrāṇām upakārāya durhṛdāṃ nāśanāya ca //
മകനേ, വളർന്ന് സമൃദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കൂ; നിന്റെ കര്മ്മങ്ങളാൽ പിതാവിന്റെ ഹൃദയം ആനന്ദിപ്പിക്കൂ—സുഹൃത്തുകളുടെ ഹിതത്തിനും, വൈരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ശത്രുക്കളുടെ വിനാശത്തിനും കൂടി।
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FAQs
For a kṣatriya heir, dharma is action: earning the father’s approval through righteous deeds, protecting allies, and restraining threats. The verse reflects the protective and punitive dimensions of kingship as a social duty.
Anucarita (exemplary narrative) illustrating varṇāśrama/rāja-dharma; not a pañcalakṣaṇa cosmology segment.
Friends and foes can also be read inwardly: cultivate supportive tendencies (mitra) and eradicate destructive impulses (durhṛd) through disciplined karma—governance as self-mastery mirrored outwardly.