Shloka 41
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
स तं पुरोधाय सुखमवसद् भरतर्षभ | राज्यं शशास धर्मेण प्रजाश्न॒ परिपालयन्,भरतश्रेष्ठी ऋषिको पुरोहित बनाकर वह राजा सुखपूर्वक रहने और धर्मपूर्वक प्रजाका पालन करते हुए राज्यका शासन करने लगा
sa taṃ purodhāya sukham avasad bharatarṣabha | rājyaṃ śaśāsa dharmeṇa prajāś ca paripālayan ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “O bantog na toro sa angkan ng Bharata, nang italaga niya iyon bilang purohita ng kanilang angkan, namuhay ang hari nang may ginhawa at namahala sa kaharian ayon sa dharma, pinangangalagaan at inaaruga ang kanyang mga nasasakupan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s legitimacy and well-being rest on dharmic governance: appointing a competent purohita for guidance, ruling by righteousness, and actively protecting and sustaining the people.
Bhishma describes a king who, after appointing a priest-counselor (purohita), lives peacefully and administers the kingdom according to dharma while safeguarding his subjects.