Shloka 9
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
मृषावादं परिहरेत् कुर्यात् प्रियमयाचित: । न कामाज्न च संरम्भान्न द्वेषाद् धर्ममुत्सूजेत्,मिथ्या भाषण करना छोड़ दे, बिना याचना या प्रार्थना किये ही दूसरोंका प्रिय करे। किसी कामनासे, क्रोधसे तथा द्वेषसे भी धर्मका त्याग न करे
mṛṣāvādaṃ pariharet kuryāt priyam ayācitaḥ | na kāmāj ca saṃrambhān na dveṣād dharmam utsṛjet ||
मृषावादं परिहरेत् कुर्यात् प्रियमयाचितः। न कामान्न च संरम्भान्न द्वेषाद् धर्ममुत्सृजेत्॥
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate truthfulness and proactive kindness, and do not forsake dharma under the pressures of desire, anger, or hatred—these inner impulses are presented as primary causes of moral collapse.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, the sage Vāmadeva delivers a concise ethical rule: reject falsehood, do good without being asked, and remain steadfast in dharma despite emotional or desire-driven provocations.