Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 27, Shloka 29
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
वर्णधर्मा न सीदन्ति यस्य राज्ये तथाश्रमाः ।
वत्स ! तस्य सुखं प्रेत्य परत्रेह च शाश्वतम् ॥
varṇadharmā na sīdanti yasya rājye tathāśramāḥ / vatsa! tasya sukhaṃ pretya paratreha ca śāśvatam
အချစ်ရသူရေ၊ မင်း၏နိုင်ငံတွင် ဝဏ္ဏ (varṇa) နှင့် အာရှရမ (āśrama) တို့၏ တာဝန်များ မကျဆင်းသော မင်း၏ ပျော်ရွှင်မှုသည် သေပြီးနောက်လည်း၊ ယခုလောက၌လည်း၊ နောက်လောက၌လည်း တည်မြဲ၏။
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FAQs
The king’s merit is tied to societal flourishing: when institutions of duty and life-stages function without decay, collective well-being and the ruler’s own auspicious destiny follow.
Dharma-centered instruction; indirectly supports vaṃśānucarita sections where ideal kingship is evaluated by protection of varṇāśrama.
Varṇa and āśrama can be read as functional divisions of human life and psyche; their ‘non-decline’ indicates integrated living, producing peace ‘here and beyond’ (iha–paratra).