Shloka 30
Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa
Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment
तमब्रवीत् समागम्य स राजा धर्मवित्तमम् | किमागमनमाचक्ष्व भगवन् कृतमेव तत्,राजाने उन धर्मज्ञ मुनिसे मिलकर पूछा--“भगवन्! आपका शुभागमन किस उद्देश्यसे हुआ है? यह बताइये और उसे पूरा हुआ ही समझिये”
tam abravīt samāgamya sa rājā dharmavittamam | kim āgamanam ācakṣva bhagavan kṛtam eva tat ||
धर्मवित्तम त्या मुनींना भेटून राजा म्हणाला— “भगवन्! आपले आगमन कोणत्या हेतूने झाले आहे? सांगा; ते कार्य झालेच असे समजा.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dharmic kingship: a ruler receives a sage with reverence, asks the purpose of the visit, and commits to fulfilling it—showing humility before spiritual authority and readiness to act for righteous ends.
A king approaches a revered dharma-knower (in context, the sage figure) and inquires why he has come, assuring him that whatever is requested should be regarded as already accomplished.