Shloka 31
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
पालनेनैव भूतानां कृतकृत्यो महीपतिः ।
सम्यक् पालयिता भागं धर्मस्याप्नोति यत्नतः ॥
pālanenaiva bhūtānāṃ kṛtakṛtyo mahīpatiḥ / samyak pālayitā bhāgaṃ dharmasyāpnoti yatnataḥ
Dengan perlindungan terhadap makhluk bernyawa semata-mata, tuan bagi bumi telah menyempurnakan tugasnya. Sesiapa yang melindungi dengan benar, dengan usaha, memperoleh bahagian dharma (pahala kebajikannya).
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FAQs
The essence of kingship is guardianship: when protection is just and diligent, the ruler participates in dharma’s merit as a direct fruit of service.
Ethical governance teaching; complements vaṃśānucarita ideals of kings but is not itself sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa-focused.
‘Protection of beings’ can be internalized as protecting the ‘beings’ (faculties, tendencies) within; right inner governance yields a ‘share of dharma’—stability and clarity.