Shloka 104
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
एतया वर्तमानस्य बुद्धया राष्ट्र न सीदति । विजित्य च महीं राजा सो>त्यन्तसुखमेधते,जो ऐसी बुद्धिके अनुसार बर्ताव करता है, उसका राष्ट्र कभी संकटमें नहीं पड़ता। वह राजा सारी पृथ्वीको जीतकर बड़े सुखसे दिनोदिन उन्नति करता है
etayā vartamānasya buddhyā rāṣṭra na sīdati | vijitya ca mahīṁ rājā so ’tyantasukham edhate ||
एतया वर्तमानस्य बुद्ध्या राष्ट्रं न सीदति । विजित्य च महीं राजा सोऽत्यन्तसुखमेधते ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom’s stability and a ruler’s flourishing depend on acting with sound buddhi (discernment). Wise, principled decision-making prevents the state from ‘sinking’ into crisis and leads to sustained prosperity and well-being.
Nārada is instructing about effective kingship: he summarizes the outcome of following the counsel just described—such conduct safeguards the realm from calamity and enables the king to expand and prosper.