Adhyaya 25 — Madālāsā’s Return, Royal Succession, and the First Teaching to Vikrānta
सम्यक् प्रशास्य वसुधां कालधर्ममुपेयिवान् ।
ततः पौराः महात्मानं पुत्रं तस्य ऋतध्वजम् ॥
samyak praśāsya vasudhāṃ kāladharmam upeyivān | tataḥ paurā mahātmānaṃ putraṃ tasya ṛtadhvajam ||
Tendo governado a terra com retidão, encontrou a lei do Tempo (isto é, a morte). Então os cidadãos (paurāḥ) [voltaram-se para] seu filho magnânimo, Ṛtadhvaja…
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Ideal kingship is measured by righteous governance; even such a king must submit to kāla. Social order continues through orderly succession supported by the community.
Vaṃśānucarita: death of a ruler and transition in the dynasty.
‘Kāladharma’ underscores a metaphysical law: embodied authority is temporary; only dharma is enduring, and it is dharma that legitimizes the next reign.