Shloka 22
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं राजन् यदि ते<नुग्रहो भवेत् । प्रासादं शयनं यानं वासांस्थाभरणानि च
praśādhi pṛthivīṃ rājan yadi te ’nugraho bhavet | prāsādaṃ śayanaṃ yānaṃ vāsāṃsi ābharaṇāni ca ||
Arjuna disse: “Ó Rei, se queres mostrar-me teu favor, governa esta terra. Faz uso também do palácio, do leito, do veículo, das vestes e dos ornamentos.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes rajadharma: a king should accept governance and the legitimate instruments and comforts of rule as part of duty, not abandon them out of reluctance; rightful authority is to be exercised for order and welfare.
Arjuna addresses a king and urges him to take up sovereignty over the earth and to resume the full life of kingship—palace, bed, conveyance, clothing, and ornaments—signaling a return to proper royal conduct and responsibility.