Shloka 193
Brahmopadeśa: Adhipatitva-kathana, Dharma-lakṣaṇa, and Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña Viveka
Book 14, Chapter 43
प्राप्रुवन्ति महात्मान इति वित्त द्विजर्षभा: । द्विजवरो! जिनके राज्यमें श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंकी सब प्रकारसे रक्षा की जाती है
prāpnuvanti mahātmāna iti vitta dvijarṣabhāḥ |
Vāyu berkata: “Ketahuilah ini, wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dwijati: raja-raja berhati luhur yang dalam kerajaannya orang-orang mulia dilindungi dalam segala hal, menikmati kebahagiaan di dunia ini, dan setelah wafat memperoleh kebahagiaan yang tidak binasa.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes actively protecting the virtuous and excellent people of the realm; such righteous governance yields joy in this life and enduring spiritual reward after death.
Vāyudeva addresses Brahmins and states a moral principle of kingship: when a king ensures comprehensive protection of worthy persons in his kingdom, he gains worldly happiness and imperishable happiness in the next world.