Shloka 47
Glory of Nīla Mountain and the Prelude to King Ratnagrīva’s Legend
षष्ठांशं तत्र गृह्णाति नान्यं लोभविवर्जितः । एवं पालयमानस्य प्रजाधर्मेण भूपतेः
ṣaṣṭhāṃśaṃ tatra gṛhṇāti nānyaṃ lobhavivarjitaḥ | evaṃ pālayamānasya prajādharmeṇa bhūpateḥ
లోభరహితుడై అతడు అక్కడ కేవలం షష్ఠాంశమే గ్రహిస్తాడు, మరొకటి కాదు. ఓ భూపతే, ప్రజాధర్మానుసారం పాలించే రాజునకు ఇదే విధానం.
Unknown (context not provided; likely a narrator/teacher addressing a king)
Concept: The king, free from greed, takes only the lawful sixth share; governance aligned with prajā-dharma is itself a moral discipline.
Application: Practice ‘right share’ ethics: take only what is due (salary, credit, resources), avoid hidden extraction; in management, keep policies transparent and limited.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A royal scribe records grain and coin with meticulous fairness as the king gestures to a single measured portion—one-sixth—set aside, while the rest is returned to smiling farmers. The scene emphasizes transparency: open granary doors, visible scales, and a calm, watchful king whose face shows alobha rather than appetite.","primary_figures":["A greedless king (implied Ratnagrīva)","scribe/accountant","farmers and merchants"],"setting":"granary courtyard with weighing scales, sacks of grain, and an open ledger; a small dharma-stambha (pillar) nearby.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["harvest gold","clay brown","chalk white","deep green","copper"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: king and scales centered, gold leaf on the balance beam and halo-like arch; farmers receiving their share; ornate borders with lotus and conch motifs; rich reds/greens and embossed gold patterns symbolizing lawful proportion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: detailed agrarian courtyard with delicate linework; expressive but restrained faces; the one-sixth portion shown clearly; soft sky and refined architecture, cool palette with warm copper highlights.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of scales and ledger; stylized grain sacks; king depicted with calm eyes and minimal ornament; red/yellow/green pigments with rhythmic geometric patterns indicating order and measure.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical composition around a central scale motif; floral borders and lotus medallions; side panels show contented subjects and orderly granaries; deep blue ground with gold and copper accents, intricate textile detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft bell at proclamations","rustle of grain sacks","scribal pen on palm-leaf","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नान्यम् = न + अन्यम्; लोभविवर्जितः = लोभ- + विवर्जितः; प्रजाधर्मेण = प्रजा-धर्मेण.
FAQs
It states that a greedless ruler should collect only the traditional “sixth part” (ṣaṣṭhāṃśa) and not impose extra exactions, presenting taxation as limited and dharma-governed.
Because the legitimacy of royal revenue depends on restraint; greed turns governance into exploitation, while non-greed aligns the king’s collection with protection and justice.
Public authority is justified only when exercised for the welfare of the people: take what is due, avoid overreach, and rule according to prajā-dharma (duty to subjects).