Shloka 110
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
एवमस्त्विति वैन्यस्तु तैरुक्तो ब्रह्म॒वादिभि: । पुरोधाश्चाभवत् तस्य शुक्रो ब्रह्ममयों निधि:
evam astv iti vainyas tu tair ukto brahmavādibhiḥ | purodhāś cābhavat tasya śukro brahmamayo nidhiḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Nang masabihan siya nang gayon ng mga rishi na tagapagpaliwanag ng Veda, sumang-ayon si Vainya at nagsabi, “Mangyari nawa.” Pagkaraan, si Śukra ang naging punong pari ng kaharian—isang sisidlan ng banal na kaalaman—na nagpapahiwatig na ang paghahari ay dapat ginagabayan at pinipigil ng payo ng mga Brahmana at ng karunungang Veda, hindi ng lakas lamang.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is strengthened when the king accepts guidance from Vedic sages and appoints a learned purohita; assent to dharmic counsel (“evam astu”) marks humility and alignment of power with sacred law.
Vainya agrees to the proposal or instruction given by the brahmavādins, and as a consequence Śukra is appointed as his purohita, described as a repository of Vedic wisdom.