Shloka 30
Cāturāśramya-dharma—Marks of the Four Āśramas (चातुराश्रम्यधर्मः)
प्रजापतिर्हिं भगवान् सर्व चैवासृजज्जगत् । स प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्त्यर्थ धर्माणां क्षत्रमिच्छति
prajāpatir hi bhagavān sarvaṃ caivāsṛjaj jagat | sa pravṛtti-nivṛtty-arthaṃ dharmāṇāṃ kṣatram icchati |
Wika ni Indra: “Sapagkat ang Mapalad na Prajāpati ang lumikha sa buong daigdig na ito. At upang itulak ang mga nilalang sa wastong gawa at pigilan sila sa maling gawa, minithi niyang maitatag ang kṣatra—ang kapangyarihang panghari—upang mapangalagaan ang dharma.”
इन्द्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds political power (kṣatra) in a moral purpose: governance and force are meant to protect dharma by encouraging rightful conduct (pravṛtti) and restraining wrongdoing (nivṛtti).
Indra explains a principle of cosmic and social design: after creating the world, Prajāpati intended the institution of royal/warrior authority so that society could be guided toward good action and checked from harmful action.