Shloka 77
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
लाभ॑ लब्धुमलब्धं वा लब्धं वा परिरक्षितुम् । पुरोहितं प्रकुर्वीत राजा गुणसमन्वितम्,राजाको किसी अप्राप्त वस्तु या धनको प्राप्त करने अथवा उपलब्ध धन आदिकी रक्षा करनेके लिये गुणवान् ब्राह्मणको पुरोहित बनाना चाहिये
lābhaṁ labdhum alabdhaṁ vā labdhaṁ vā parirakṣitum | purohitaṁ prakurvīta rājā guṇasamanvitam ||
เพื่อให้ได้มาซึ่งลาภที่ยังมิได้มา หรือเพื่อพิทักษ์รักษาทรัพย์ที่ได้มาแล้ว พระราชาพึงแต่งตั้งพราหมณ์ผู้เปี่ยมด้วยคุณธรรมเป็นปุโรหิตหลวง
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s pursuit of prosperity and security should be guided by dharma: appoint a virtuous, qualified Brahmin as purohita so that acquisition and protection of wealth proceed through right counsel, disciplined conduct, and proper rites rather than reckless ambition.
A Gandharva speaks a normative instruction about royal policy: for both gaining what is lacking and safeguarding what is gained, the king is advised to establish a competent, virtuous purohita as an essential adviser and moral anchor in governance.