Shloka 39
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
सुप्रसन्नस्तु भावेन योगेन च नराधिप । धर्म पुरुषशार्दूल प्राप्स्यते पालने रत:,नरेश्वर! पुरुषसिंह! चित्तवृत्तियोंके निरोधरूप योगसे और समभावसे जब अन्तःकरण अत्यन्त शुद्ध एवं प्रसन्न हो जाता है, तब प्रजापालनपरायण राजा उत्तम धर्मके फलका भागी होता है
suprasannastu bhāvena yogena ca narādhipa | dharma puruṣaśārdūla prāpsyate pālane rataḥ ||
Бхишма сказал: О владыка людей, о тигр среди мужей! Когда внутреннее естество царя становится совершенно очищенным и безмятежным благодаря равностности и йоге, понимаемой как обуздание колебаний ума, тогда этот правитель, преданный защите и управлению подданными, обретает плод высшей дхармы.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler who cultivates inner serenity through equanimity and yogic restraint of mental fluctuations becomes fit for righteous governance; such a king, devoted to protecting subjects, earns the fruit of the highest dharma.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on kingship and dharma, Bhishma addresses the king (Yudhishthira) and explains that effective and meritorious rule depends on inner purification—calmness and yoga-based self-mastery—along with steadfast commitment to protecting the people.