Shloka 6
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
मनोर्महात्मनस्तात प्रजा धर्मेण शासत: । बभूव पुत्रो धर्मात्मा शर्यातिरिति विश्रुत:,तात! पूर्वकालमें धर्मपूर्वक प्रजाका पालन करनेवाले महामनस्वी राजा मनुके एक धर्मात्मा पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ, जिसका नाम था शर्याति
manor mahātmanas tāta prajā dharmeṇa śāsataḥ | babhūva putro dharmātmā śaryātir iti viśrutaḥ ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai anakku, kepada Manu yang berhati besar—yang memerintah rakyatnya menurut dharma—lahirlah seorang putera yang saleh, masyhur dengan nama Śaryāti.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that a ruler’s legitimacy and success rest on governing the people through dharma—just, principled administration. Such dharmic kingship is portrayed as the foundation for righteous continuity in society and in royal lineage.
Bhishma is recounting an ancestral account: Manu, famed for ruling his subjects according to dharma, has a son born to him—Śaryāti—who is described as dharmātmā and widely renowned. This sets up a genealogical and moral context for the discussion.