Shloka 10
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
स पितुर्विक्रियां दृष्टवा राज्यान्निरसनं च तत् । नियतो वर्तयामास प्रजाहितचिकीर्षया
sa pitur vikriyāṃ dṛṣṭvā rājyān nirasanaṃ ca tat | niyato vartayāmāsa prajāhitacikīrṣayā ||
Vyāsa disse: “Ao ver a condição alterada de seu pai e aquela expulsão do reino, tornou-se disciplinado; e, desejando o bem-estar dos súditos, passou a conduzir-se com exemplar retidão para com todos.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Personal adversity—especially a parent’s downfall and loss of power—should lead to greater self-restraint and a stronger commitment to the welfare of the people; ethical conduct is measured by disciplined behavior and public-spirited intention (prajā-hita).
Vyāsa narrates that, after witnessing his father’s changed condition and the father’s expulsion from the kingdom, the son adopts a regulated, careful mode of life and begins behaving excellently toward everyone, motivated by the desire to benefit the subjects.