Shloka 7
कौशिकस्य क्रोधविनिवृत्तिः — Kauśika’s Anger Checked by Householder Dharma
स त्वं गच्छ वृषदर्भसकाशम् । राजा परम-पधर्मज्ञो ब्राह्मण तं भिक्षस्व । स ते दास्यति तस्यैतदुपांशुब्रतमिति,“अतः आप वृषदर्भके पास चले जाइये। ब्राह्मण! राजा वृषदर्भ बड़े धर्मज्ञ हैं। आप उन्हींसे याचना कीजिये। वे आपकी अभीष्ट वस्तु अवश्य दे देंगे। यह उनका गुप्त नियम है!
sa tvaṃ gaccha vṛṣadarbha-sakāśam | rājā parama-dharmajño brāhmaṇa taṃ bhikṣasva | sa te dāsyati tasyaitad upāṃśu-vratam iti |
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Portanto, vai ao rei Vṛṣadarbha. Ó brāhmaṇa, esse rei é supremamente versado no dharma—pede a ele. Ele te concederá o que buscas; pois este é o seu voto secreto: dar a quem lhe pede.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s excellence is shown through dharma expressed as generosity: one who has taken a vow to give should fulfill it quietly and consistently, especially when approached by those in need.
Vaiśampāyana directs someone (addressed as a brāhmaṇa) to approach King Vṛṣadarbha and request what is desired, assuring that the king will grant it because he follows a private vow of giving.