Shloka 49
Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma
Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins
न देवैरननुज्ञात: कश्चिद् भवति धार्मिक: । एष शक्तो5सि तपसा दातुं राज्यं धनानि च,देवताओंकी अनुमति प्राप्त किये बिना कोई निर्विष्नरूपसे धर्मका अनुष्ठान नहीं कर सकता; किंतु तुम्हें तो देवताओंका अनुग्रह प्राप्त हो गया है। इसलिये अब तुम अपने तपके प्रभावसे दूसरोंको राज्य और धन देनेमें समर्थ हो गये हो
na devair ananujñātaḥ kaścid bhavati dhārmikaḥ | eṣa śakto 'si tapasā dātuṃ rājyaṃ dhanāni ca |
Wika ni Kuṇḍadhāra: “Walang sinuman ang nagiging tunay na matuwid kung walang pagsang-ayon ng mga deva. Ngunit natamo mo na ang pabor ng mga deva; kaya, sa kapangyarihan ng iyong tapas, ikaw ngayon ay may kakayahang magkaloob sa iba ng paghahari at kayamanan.”
कुण्डधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not merely personal intention; it requires alignment with a higher cosmic order, expressed here as the gods’ sanction. When one gains divine favor through tapas, one’s capacity expands from self-discipline to beneficence—bestowing legitimate authority and wealth for the welfare of others.
Kuṇḍadhāra addresses someone who has attained divine grace through austerities, affirming that such approval is the basis of true righteousness and declaring that the addressee is now empowered—by ascetic merit—to confer kingship and riches upon others.