Shloka 120
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चित् कृतं विजानीषे कर्तारें च प्रशंससि । सतां मध्ये महाराज सत्करोषि च पूजयन्
kaccit kṛtaṃ vijānīṣe kartāraṃ ca praśaṃsasi | satāṃ madhye mahārāja satkaroṣi ca pūjayan ||
Нарада сказал: «О великий царь, узнаёшь ли ты, когда кто-либо оказал тебе добро? Хвалишь ли ты совершившего это и, почитая его, являешь ли благодарность, воздавая ему должное уважение и поклонение среди собрания, полного достойных мужей?»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should be mindful of benefits received, acknowledge them, and publicly honor the benefactor among the virtuous; gratitude and recognition of merit are presented as marks of righteous kingship.
Nārada is examining the king’s conduct through a series of ‘kaccit’ questions, here focusing on whether the king recognizes good deeds done for him and responds with praise and respectful public honor in a noble assembly.