Shloka 22
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
यथेन्द्रश्चतुरो मासान् तोयोत्सर्गेण भूगताम् ।
आpyāययेत् तथा लोकं परिहारैर्महीपतिः ॥
yathendraś caturaḥ māsān toyotsargeṇa bhū-gatām | āpyāyayet tathā lokaṃ parihārair mahīpatiḥ ||
ഇന്ദ്രന് നാലുമാസം ജലം (മഴ) വിടുവിച്ച് ഭൂമിയെ ശീതളിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, രാജാവ് ഇളവുകള്, ആശ്വാസങ്ങള്, ക്ഷമയുടെ കര്മ്മങ്ങള് എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് പ്രജയെ ശാന്തിപ്പിക്കണം.
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FAQs
Extraction must be balanced by replenishment: the king’s legitimacy depends on periodically easing burdens—through relief, exemptions, and humane administration—mirroring rain that sustains the land.
Instructional rājadharma; not pancalakṣaṇa.
‘Rain’ symbolizes timely grace (anugraha). Power that only ‘takes’ dries the realm; power that also ‘releases’ restores vitality and loyalty.