Shloka 38
राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः
Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration
अजस्मुपयोक्तव्यं फलं गोमिषु भारत । प्रभावयन्ति राष्ट्र च व्यवहारं कृषिं तथा
ajas mupayoktavyaṁ phalaṁ gomiṣu bhārata | prabhāvayanti rāṣṭraṁ ca vyavahāraṁ kṛṣiṁ tathā |
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai Bharata, hendaklah sentiasa diberikan hasil yang layak atas jerih payah seseorang—terutama kepada mereka yang bergiat dalam perdagangan dan perniagaan. Kerana merekalah yang menguatkan kerajaan dengan memelihara pertukaran barang dan perkhidmatan, pekerjaan serta sumber rezeki, bahkan juga pertanian. Maka, ganjaran yang adil ialah kewajipan raja demi memelihara kemakmuran dan tertib sosial.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (and society) must ensure fair and timely recompense for labor, especially for those who sustain commerce and production, because their well-being directly supports the prosperity and stability of the state.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rāja-dharma, Bhishma advises the Bharata king on practical governance: rewarding and supporting traders and productive classes so that commerce, occupations, and agriculture flourish in the kingdom.