Shloka 12
अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः
Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed
तस्मादेत॑ सम्यगवेक्ष्य लोभ॑ निगृहा धृत्या55त्मनि राज्यमिच्छेत् । एतदू राज्यं नान्यदस्तीह राज्य- मात्मैव राजा विदितो यथावत्
tasmād etat samyag avekṣya lobhaṁ nigṛhya dhṛtyā ātmani rājyam icchet | etad eva rājyam nānyad astīha rājyam ātmā eva rājā vidito yathāvat ||
Kaya nga, matapos siyasatin nang wasto ang likas na anyo ng kasakiman, dapat itong pigilan sa pamamagitan ng matatag na pagtitiis at hanapin ang paghahari sa loob ng sarili. Ito lamang ang tunay na paghahari; dito’y wala nang ibang kaharian. Kapag nakilala ang Sarili (Self) ayon sa tunay nitong kalagayan, ang Sarili mismo ang kinikilalang hari.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed must be clearly understood and firmly restrained; true kingship is not external dominion but mastery of oneself. With genuine knowledge of the Self, the Self alone stands as the rightful ruler.
A Brahmin speaker delivers a moral instruction: instead of pursuing outward power driven by greed, one should cultivate inner rule through fortitude and self-knowledge, redefining 'kingdom' as sovereignty over one’s own mind and impulses.