Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
ज्ञेयाग्निविस्फुलिङ्गानां बीजचेष्टा च शाल्मलेः ।
चन्द्रसूर्यस्वरूपेण नीत्यर्थे पृथिवीक्षितः ॥
jñeyāgni-visphuliṅgānāṃ bīja-ceṣṭā ca śālmaleḥ | candra-sūrya-svarūpeṇa nītyarthe pṛthivīkṣitaḥ ||
ନୀତିକାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଶାସକ ଅଗ୍ନିସ୍ଫୁଲିଙ୍ଗର ସ୍ୱଭାବ ଓ ବୀଜର କ୍ରିୟାଶୀଳତା (ଶାଲ୍ମଲୀ ବୀଜ ପରି) ବୁଝିବା ଉଚିତ; ଏବଂ ଶାସନର ଦୃଷ୍ଟାନ୍ତରୂପେ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ଭୂମିକା ଧାରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
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Governance requires grasping both sudden escalation (sparks) and slow maturation (seeds). The Moon–Sun pairing suggests balancing soothing welfare with energizing discipline and visibility.
Didactic nīti section; not directly pancalakṣaṇa content.
Sparks indicate how small provocations can ignite conflict; seeds indicate how subtle intentions mature into outcomes. Moon and Sun symbolize the twin royal powers: saumyatā (gentle nurture) and tejas (radiant authority).