Shloka 6
Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
स चापि शङ्करात् प्राप्य वरं गगनगं पुरम् रेमे निशाचरैः सार्द्धू सदा धर्मपथि स्थितः
sa cāpi śaṅkarāt prāpya varaṃ gaganagaṃ puram reme niśācaraiḥ sārddhū sadā dharmapathi sthitaḥ
เขาได้รับพรจากศังกระเป็นปุระ (นคร) ที่ดำเนินไปในเวหา แล้วเสพสุขร่วมกับพวกนิศาจผู้ท่องราตรี แต่ก็มิได้ละทิ้งหนทางแห่งธรรมะเลย
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FAQs
The text explicitly pairs enjoyment (bhoga) with dharma-stability, presenting an ideal of regulated power: prosperity and pleasure are not condemned when aligned with righteous conduct.
Vamśānucarita with a character-portrait element (how a ruler conducts himself after receiving divine empowerment), often used to set contrasts with later adharmic figures.
Aerial sovereignty (gaganaga-pura) can signify exceptional capability; the insistence on 'dharma-patha' functions as a narrative safeguard, indicating that extraordinary power is meant to remain tethered to moral law—even among liminal beings like niśācaras.