Shloka 31
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
प्राज्ञस्थ नृपतेराशु वृद्धिर्भवति पुत्रक | अभिवर्तति लक्ष्मीस्तं प्राचीमिव दिवाकर:
prājñastha nṛpater āśu vṛddhir bhavati putraka | abhivartati lakṣmīs taṃ prācīm iva divākaraḥ ||
प्राज्ञस्य नृपतेराशु वृद्धिर्भवति पुत्रक । अभिवर्तति लक्ष्मीस्तं प्राचीमिव दिवाकरः ॥ देवतैः सह विप्राणां पूजनं कृत्वा यः सदा । मङ्गलान्यनु कृत्वैव कर्मारम्भं समाचरेत् ॥ स कीर्तितेजसा युक्तो वर्धते नात्र संशयः । सर्वतो हि समागत्य लक्ष्मीस्तं समुपैति वै ॥
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s swift prosperity is linked to dharmic conduct: beginning actions with reverence—especially honoring Brahmins and the divine and performing auspicious rites—draws Lakṣmī (royal fortune), bringing fame and radiance.
A son addresses his father (the king) with counsel on statecraft and dharma, using a simile: as the sun naturally rises in the east and illuminates it, so fortune naturally turns toward a king who starts his works with proper worship and auspicious observances.