Shloka 79
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
न हि केवलशौर्येण तापत्याभिजनेन च । जयेदब्राह्मण: कश्चिद् भूमिं भूमिपति: क्वचित्,तपतीनन्दन! कोई भी राजा कहीं भी पुरोहितकी सहायताके बिना केवल अपने बल अथवा कुलीनताके भरोसे भूमिपर विजय नहीं पाता
na hi kevala-śauryeṇa tāpatyābhijanena ca | jayed abrāhmaṇaḥ kaścid bhūmiṃ bhūmipatiḥ kvacit, tapatī-nandana |
Disse o Gandharva: “Não é por mera valentia, nem por descender da linhagem de Tapati, que algum rei conquista e mantém a terra. Ó filho de Tapati, sem o amparo de um brâmane—que encarna o saber sagrado e o conselho sacerdotal—nenhum governante logra firmar a soberania.”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Political power is not secured by strength or noble birth alone; stable sovereignty requires dharmic guidance—symbolized by the Brahmin’s counsel, ritual authority, and moral restraint—so that conquest becomes legitimate rule.
A Gandharva addresses the “son of Tapati,” warning him that kingship cannot be maintained merely through personal prowess or prestigious ancestry; the statement functions as counsel (and a rebuke) emphasizing the necessity of priestly support in governance.