Shloka 13
Vasiṣṭha–Karāla-Janaka Saṃvāda: Aśuddha-Sevana, Guṇa-Dr̥ṣṭi, and Sāṃkhya–Yoga Ekārthatā
Mahābhārata 12.293
अप्रणष्टे ततो धर्मे भवन्ति सुखिता: प्रजा: । सुखेन तासां राजेन्द्र मोदन्ते दिवि देवता:
apraṇaṣṭe tato dharme bhavanti sukhitāḥ prajāḥ | sukhena tāsāṃ rājendra modante divi devatāḥ ||
Parāśara berkata: “Apabila dharma tidak dibiarkan binasa, tetapi dipelihara dan diamalkan, rakyat menjadi bahagia dan tenteram. Wahai raja, apabila para rakyat hidup sejahtera, para dewa di syurga pun turut bersukacita—kerana dunia di bawah ditegakkan oleh kebenaran.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The preservation and practice of dharma is the foundation of public welfare: when righteousness is maintained, the people flourish, and this harmony is reflected even in the divine realm—suggesting that moral governance sustains both society and cosmic order.
Parāśara is instructing a king (addressed as rājendra) on the consequences of upholding dharma: it leads to the happiness of the subjects, and that collective well-being is portrayed as pleasing even to the gods in heaven.