Shloka 59
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
यः स्यादनुप्राप्तवधस्तस्यागारं प्रदीपयेत् अधनान् नास्तिकांश्लौरान् विषये स्वे न वासयेत्,जिसे शीघ्र ही मार डालनेकी इच्छा हो, उसके घरमें आग लगा दे। धनहीनों, नास्तिकों और चोरोंको अपने राज्यमें न रहने दे
yaḥ syād anuprāptavadhas tasyāgāraṃ pradīpayet | adhanān nāstikāṃś caurān viṣaye sve na vāsayet ||
ఎవడిని త్వరగా చంపించాలని ఉద్దేశమో, అతని ఇంటికి నిప్పు పెట్టించాలి. అలాగే తన రాజ్యంలో దరిద్రులను, నాస్తికులను, దొంగలను నివసించనీయకూడదు.
कणिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents hard-edged, morally troubling counsel attributed to Kaṇika: eliminate an enemy through arson and maintain strict internal control by excluding groups seen as destabilizing (the poor, irreligious, and thieves). It reflects a strand of pragmatic statecraft (nīti) rather than an idealized dharmic ethic.
Kaṇika is speaking as an adviser, offering political tactics for securing power and order in a kingdom. The counsel includes both an aggressive measure against a targeted person (burning his house) and a policy recommendation about who should not be allowed to live within the ruler’s territory.