Shloka 39
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
एवं राजोपनिषदं ययाति: स्माह नाहुष: । मनुष्यविषये युक्तो हन्ति शत्रूननुत्तमान्,नहुषपुत्र राजा ययातिने मानवमात्रके हितमें तत्पर हो इस राजोपनिषद्का वर्णन किया है। जो इसमें निष्ठा रखकर इसके अनुसार चलता है, वह बड़े-बड़े शत्रुओंका विनाश कर डालता है
evaṁ rājopaniṣadaṁ yayātiḥ smāha nāhuṣaḥ | manuṣyaviṣaye yukto hanti śatrūn anuttamān |
วามเทวะกล่าวว่า “ดังนี้แล พระเจ้ายะยาติ โอรสแห่งนะหูษะ ได้ประกาศ ‘ราชูปนิษัท’—คำปรึกษาลับของกษัตริย์—เพื่อประโยชน์แก่หมู่มนุษย์ ผู้ใดมั่นคงยึดถือและประพฤติตาม ย่อมทำลายศัตรูแม้ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดได้”
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a ‘royal secret teaching’ attributed to King Yayāti as being oriented toward human welfare; steadfast adherence to this counsel empowers a ruler (or practitioner of rājadharma) to overcome even formidable enemies—suggesting that ethical, well-aligned governance and disciplined conduct are themselves sources of strength.
Vāmadeva, as speaker, cites an authoritative precedent: King Yayāti (son of Nahūṣa) is said to have proclaimed this rājopaniṣad. The verse functions as a concluding commendation of that instruction, asserting its practical efficacy for those who follow it.