Shloka 17
Adhyaya 60: Self-Assertion, Daiva, and the Rhetoric of Inevitability (उद्योग पर्व)
“मेरे राज्यमें सर्प आदि भयंकर जीव-जन्तु नही हैं। यदि कोई भयंकर प्राणी हों तो भी वे मेरे मन्त्रोंद्वारा सुरक्षित जीव-जन्तुओंकी कभी हिंसा नहीं करते हैं ।।
nikāmavarṣī parjanyo rājan viṣayavāsinām | dharmiṣṭhākṣa prajāḥ sarvā ītayaś ca na santi me ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ମହାରାଜ! ମୋର ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ବସୁଥିବା ପ୍ରଜାମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମେଘ ଯଥାମାତ୍ରା ଓ ସମୟରେ ପ୍ରଚୁର ବର୍ଷା କରେ। ମୋର ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରଜା ଧର୍ମନିଷ୍ଠ; ଏବଂ ମୋର ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରରେ ନ ଅନାବୃଷ୍ଟି, ନ ଅତିବୃଷ୍ଟି, ନ ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ଉପଦ୍ରବ ଅଛି।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous governance is shown through the well-being of the people: when subjects are dharmic and the king upholds order, nature and society are portrayed as harmonious—timely rains and absence of calamities become signs of a just realm.
The speaker describes the condition of a kingdom as exemplary—its inhabitants receive adequate rainfall, live devoted to dharma, and suffer no disturbances such as drought or excessive rain—presenting an idealized picture of stable rule.