Shloka 52
Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्
क्षत्र याति तथा स्वर्ग भुवि निग्रहपालनै: । सम्यक् प्रणीतदण्डा हि कामद्वेषविवर्जिता: । अलुब्धा विगतक्रोधा: सतां यान्ति सलोकताम्
kṣatra yāti tathā svargaṁ bhuvi nigrahapālanaiḥ | samyak praṇītadaṇḍā hi kāmadveṣavivarjitāḥ | alubdhā vigatakrodhāḥ satāṁ yānti salokatām ||
तसेच क्षत्रियही पृथ्वीवर निग्रह आणि पालन (रक्षण) यांच्या द्वारा स्वर्गाला पोहोचतो. जे दंडनीती सम्यक रीतीने राबवितात—काम व द्वेषरहित, अलोभ व क्रोधमुक्त—ते सज्जनांच्या लोकाला प्राप्त होतात.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s path to merit is not mere power but righteous governance: protecting society and restraining wrongdoing through properly measured punishment, while remaining free from desire, hatred, greed, and anger. Such impartial self-controlled rule leads to the heavenly/virtuous realm.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the ethical standard of kṣatriya conduct (rājadharma): how a king or warrior-ruler should maintain order on earth through protection and restraint, and what spiritual result follows from administering justice without personal passions.