Adhyaya 25 — Madālāsā’s Return, Royal Succession, and the First Teaching to Vikrānta
सम्यक् प्रशास्य वसुधां कालधर्ममुपेयिवान् ।
ततः पौराः महात्मानं पुत्रं तस्य ऋतध्वजम् ॥
samyak praśāsya vasudhāṃ kāladharmam upeyivān | tataḥ paurā mahātmānaṃ putraṃ tasya ṛtadhvajam ||
ସେ ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ପାଳନ କରି କାଳଧର୍ମ (ମୃତ୍ୟୁ) ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କଲା। ତାପରେ ପୌରମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ମହାତ୍ମ ପୁତ୍ର ଋତଧ୍ୱଜଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ…
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Ideal kingship is measured by righteous governance; even such a king must submit to kāla. Social order continues through orderly succession supported by the community.
Vaṃśānucarita: death of a ruler and transition in the dynasty.
‘Kāladharma’ underscores a metaphysical law: embodied authority is temporary; only dharma is enduring, and it is dharma that legitimizes the next reign.