Shloka 62
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
नृपस्य तस्य चत्वारो नाशमिच्छन्ति विद्विषः ।
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभो मोहश्चान्यस्तथा रिपुः ॥
nṛpasya tasya catvāro nāśam icchanti vidviṣaḥ | kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobho mohaś cānyas tathā ripuḥ ||
Bagi raja itu, empat kuasa yang memusuhi menginginkan kebinasaannya: nafsu keinginan, kemarahan, ketamakan, dan kekeliruan (delusi)—masing-masing suatu musuh yang lain.
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FAQs
The verse teaches that a ruler’s downfall often arises less from external foes than from internal vices—desire, anger, greed, and delusion. A king who governs others must first govern himself; otherwise judgment becomes clouded (moha), decisions become impulsive (krodha), policy becomes self-serving (lobha), and pleasures override duty (kāma).
This is best classified under Dharma/ācāra and nīti instruction rather than the cosmological five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṁśa, manvantara, vaṁśānucarita). In Pancalakṣaṇa mapping, it aligns most closely (indirectly) with vaṁśānucarita-style ethical counsel given in narratives about kings, but it is fundamentally didactic.
Esoterically, the ‘enemies’ are inner forces that bind consciousness to reactive patterns: kāma (attraction), krodha (repulsion), lobha (grasping), and moha (misapprehension). Their conquest is an inner rājyābhiṣeka—true sovereignty—where discernment (viveka) replaces delusion and the mind becomes fit for dharmic action.