Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
कृताभिः प्रार्थ्यते राज्यमनायासितसैनिकैः । प्राहस्य तानाह नृपः स खांडिक्यो महापतिः ॥ ७२ ॥
kṛtābhiḥ prārthyate rājyamanāyāsitasainikaiḥ | prāhasya tānāha nṛpaḥ sa khāṃḍikyo mahāpatiḥ || 72 ||
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ക്ഷീണം അനുഭവിക്കാത്ത സൈന്യമുള്ള കൃതർ രാജ്യം അപേക്ഷിച്ചു. അപ്പോൾ മഹാപതി ഖാണ്ഡിക്യ രാജാവ് ചിരിച്ചു കൊണ്ട് അവരോട് പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (Purana narrative voice; within the wider dialogue tradition attributed to Narada’s instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames kingship as something offered and negotiated within dharma: power is not merely seized by force, but conferred through social consent, and the ruler’s response signals discernment and responsibility.
Bhakti is not explicit here; the verse functions as narrative groundwork in the Moksha-Dharma section, where worldly authority is shown as secondary and to be handled with detachment and right judgment—qualities supportive of devotion-centered life.
No Vedanga (e.g., Vyakarana, Jyotisha, Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it primarily reflects Rajadharma and narrative ethics rather than a technical instruction.