Shloka 38
उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्
Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects
नक्षत्राण्युपतिष्ठन्ति ग्रहा घोरास्तथागते । उत्पाताश्षात्र दृश्यन्ते बहवो राजनाशना:
nakṣatrāṇy upatiṣṭhanti grahā ghorās tathāgate | utpātāś cātra dṛśyante bahavo rājanāśanāḥ ||
Утатхья сказал: «Когда приходит такое время, сами звезды словно приближаются, и в небе появляются грозные планеты и кометы. Тогда становятся видны многие зловещие знамения — признаки, предвещающие гибель царства.»
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should read the moral and social ‘weather’ of the realm: widespread disorder and ominous signs symbolize the ripening of collective adharma and warn that negligence in governance and righteousness leads to political collapse.
Utathya describes the appearance of fearful celestial phenomena—stars, planets, and comets—along with many portents, presenting them as indicators that a kingdom’s destruction is imminent.