Shloka 106
धर्मात्मा सततं भूत्वा कामात्मा समपद्यत | धर्मको आगे रखकर उस समय राजा नहुष सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके अधिपति हो गये। वे परम दुर्लभ वर पाकर स्वर्गके राज्यको हस्तगत करके निरन्तर धर्मपरायण रहते हुए भी कामभोगमें आसक्त हो गये
dharmātmā satataṁ bhūtvā kāmātmā samapadyata |
धर्मात्मा सन् सदा नहुषो नृपतिः कामात्मताम् अपद्यत। धर्मं पुरस्कृत्य स सर्वलोकाधिपतिं पदं प्राप्य, परमदुर्लभं वरं लब्ध्वा स्वर्गराज्यम् अपि हस्तगतं कृत्वा, नित्यं धर्मपरायण इव सन्नपि विषयभोगेष्वासक्तो बभूव।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even sustained commitment to dharma can be undermined when kāma (desire), especially fueled by power and extraordinary privilege, takes control; ethical vigilance is required precisely at the height of success.
Śalya points to King Nahuṣa as an example: after gaining supreme authority—even the rule of heaven through a rare boon—he becomes increasingly absorbed in sensual desire, illustrating a moral fall despite an outwardly dharmic posture.