Shloka 55
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
तदेतदश्वरत्नं ते मया भूप निवेदितम् ।
पुत्रमाज्ञापय तथा यथा धर्मो न लुप्यते ॥
tad etad aśvaratnaṃ te mayā bhūpa niveditam | putram ājñāpaya tathā yathā dharmo na lupyate ||
இவ்வாறு, அரசே, இந்த ரத்தினம் போன்ற குதிரையை நான் உமக்கு அர்ப்பணித்தேன். தர்மம் மீறப்படாதபடி உமது மகனுக்கு உரிய முறையில் அறிவுறுத்துங்கள்.
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FAQs
The verse ties possession to instruction: receiving a powerful 'ratna' is incomplete without educating the next generation to wield it dharmically. Authority must be transmitted with ethical boundaries.
Vaṃśānucarita with embedded dharma-śikṣā (ethical instruction) typical of Purāṇic royal narratives.
The 'horse' can signify the senses/energy that must be guided. The injunction 'so that dharma does not lapse' mirrors yogic restraint: power without governance degenerates into disorder.