Shloka 11
Guṇa-vibhāga and Prāṇa–Agni–Yoga Upadeśa (गुणविभाग तथा प्राण-अग्नि-योगोपदेश)
उत्तड़क उवाच भवता रक्षणं कार्य तत् तावत् कर्तुमहसि । निरुद्धिग्ना वयं राजंस्त्वत्प्रसादाद् भवेमहि
Uttaḍaka uvāca: bhavatā rakṣaṇaṁ kārya tat tāvat kartum arhasi | niruddhignā vayaṁ rājan tvatprasādād bhavemahi ||
उत्तङ्क उवाच भवता रक्षणं कार्य तत् तावत् कर्तुमर्हसि । निरुद्धिग्ना वयं राजंस्त्वत्प्रसादाद् भवेमहि ॥
उत्तड़क उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes rājadharma: a king’s foremost obligation is to protect his people. Public security is presented as the first priority of governance, and the ruler’s favor should result in subjects becoming fearless and undisturbed.
Uttaḍaka addresses a king directly, urging him to fulfill his primary duty—protection—so that those speaking (and their group) may, through the king’s support, become free from fear and anxiety.