Shloka 136
युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59
प्राणो5पान: समानक्ष रामे राज्यं प्रशासति । उस समय उनके राज्य शासनकालनमें प्राणियोंके प्राय, अपान और समान आदि प्राणवायुका क्षय नहीं होता था; इस नियममें कोई हेर-फेर नहीं था
prāṇo 'pānaḥ samānaś ca rāme rājyaṃ praśāsati |
ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ରାମ ଯେତେବେଳେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଶାସନ କରୁଥିଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରାଣ, ଅପାନ ଓ ସମାନ ଆଦି ପ୍ରାଣବାୟୁ କ୍ଷୟ ହୁଏନଥିଲା। ଏହି ନିୟମରେ କୌଣସି ବ୍ୟତିକ୍ରମ ନଥିଲା।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links righteous governance (rājadharma) with the flourishing of life: under a dharmic ruler, order and balance prevail so thoroughly that even the vital functions of beings are described as stable and unharmed.
Nārada is describing an ideal period of rule under Rāma, emphasizing the extraordinary well-being of subjects—so secure that the fundamental life-breaths (prāṇa, apāna, samāna) are said not to diminish—illustrating the fruits of just kingship.