Shloka 19
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
कच्चिन्न दुःखेन जनान्योजयेत्किल पुत्रक । स्वेभ्यो वापि परेभ्यो वा या रक्षेच्च प्रजा नृपः ॥ १९ ॥
kaccinna duḥkhena janānyojayetkila putraka | svebhyo vāpi parebhyo vā yā rakṣecca prajā nṛpaḥ || 19 ||
മകനേ, രാജാവ് ജനങ്ങളെ ദുഃഖത്തിലേക്ക് തള്ളുകയില്ലല്ലോ? കാരണം രാജാവ് സ്വന്തം ആളുകളിൽ നിന്നായാലും പുറംവരിൽ നിന്നായാലും പ്രജയെ സംരക്ഷിക്കണം।
Narada (addressing a king as 'putraka', in a rāja-dharma admonition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames kingship as a dharmic trust: the ruler’s spiritual merit depends on preventing suffering and ensuring protection, making governance an instrument of dharma rather than personal power.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it aligns devotion with service: protecting the prajā without oppression is a form of righteous conduct that supports a sattvic life conducive to Vishnu-bhakti.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is applied rāja-dharma—administration that restrains one’s own officials and guards against external threats.