Shloka 11
Vidura’s Message to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Authorization for Dāna and Public Welfare (विदुरवाक्यम्—दानानुज्ञा)
तथा पृषथ्रो राजा55सीद् राजन् वज्रधरोपम: । स चापि तपसा लेभे नाकपृष्ठमितो गत:
tathā pṛṣadhro rājāsīd rājan vajradharopamaḥ | sa cāpi tapasā lebhe nākapṛṣṭham ito gataḥ ||
राजन्, तसेच राजा पृषध्र वज्रधारी इंद्रासारखा पराक्रमी होता. तोही तपस्येने येथून गेल्यावर नाकपृष्ठ (स्वर्ग) प्राप्त करून गेला।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly power is not the final measure of a ruler; disciplined austerity (tapas) and inner merit can lead to higher spiritual reward, here expressed as attainment of heaven.
Nārada continues listing exemplary kings: he cites King Pṛṣadhra, praised as Indra-like in valor, and states that through tapas he attained the heavenly realm after leaving this world.