Shloka 10
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
न तु केवलदैवेन प्रजा भावेन रेमिरे । यद् बभूव मनःकान्तं कर्मणा स चकार तत्
na tu kevaladaivena prajā bhāvena remire | yad babhūva manaḥkāntaṃ karmaṇā sa cakāra tat |
प्रजा केवळ दैवयोगानेच आनंदित नव्हती; ती भावाने, अंतःकरणाने प्रसन्न असे. त्यांच्या मनाला जे प्रिय वाटे, तेच राजा आपल्या कर्मांनी पूर्ण करीत; म्हणून त्यांचे समाधान फक्त संरक्षणामुळे नव्हे, तर श्रद्धा व भक्तीमुळेही होते.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public welfare is not secured by 'fortune' alone; it arises from a ruler’s deliberate, ethical action that aligns governance with the genuine needs and well-being of the people, thereby earning their trust and devotion.
The narrator describes the subjects’ happiness under the king: they are not merely passively content due to circumstances, but actively delighted because the king fulfills what is dear to them through concrete deeds, which generates loyalty and devotion.