Shloka 76
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
जयश्न नियतो राज्ञ: स्वर्गशक्ष तदनन्तरम् । यस्य स्याद् धर्मविद् वाग्मी पुरोधा: शीलवान् शुचि:,जिसके यहाँ धर्मज्ञ, वक्ता, शीलवान् और ईमानदार ब्राह्मण पुरोहित हो, उस राजाको इस लोकमें निश्चय ही विजय प्राप्त होती है और मरनेके बाद उसे स्वर्गलोक मिलता है
jayaśrī-niyato rājñaḥ svargaś ca tad-anantaram | yasya syād dharmavid vāgmī purodhāḥ śīlavān śuciḥ ||
Sinabi ng Gandharva: “Sa haring may Brāhmaṇa bilang purohita sa kanyang sambahayan—na nakaaalam ng dharma, mahusay magsalita sa payo, may disiplina sa asal, at dalisay ang pagkatao—tiyak ang tagumpay sa mundong ito, at pagkaraan ay makakamtan ang langit.”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s worldly success and posthumous welfare depend on ethical governance supported by a qualified purohita—one who knows dharma, speaks wisely, lives virtuously, and maintains purity. Right counsel and right conduct convert power into merit.
A Gandharva addresses the principle of ideal kingship, stating that a king who keeps a dharma-knowing, eloquent, virtuous, and pure Brahmin as his priest and adviser gains assured victory in life and reaches heaven after death.