Shloka 23
Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)
मुनिर्वाच ज्ञात्वा पापानपापांश्व भृत्यतस्ते भयानि च । भक्त्या वृत्ति समाख्यातुं भवतो$न्तिकमागमम्
munir uvāca jñātvā pāpān apāpāṁś ca bhṛtyatas te bhayāni ca | bhaktyā vṛttiṁ samākhyātuṁ bhavato 'ntikam āgamam ||
Wika ng pantas: “Maharaja! Matapos kong matiyak sa iyong mga lingkod kung sino ang may sala at sino ang walang sala, at matapos kong maunawaang maraming panganib ang maaaring sumapit sa iyo mula mismo sa iyong mga tagapaglingkod, lumapit ako sa iyong harapan nang may tapat na paggalang upang iulat ang buong kalagayan hinggil sa asal at mga gawain ng kaharian.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must discern guilt and innocence among officials and attendants, because internal agents can become sources of danger; loyal advisers should report the true state of affairs so governance aligns with dharma and justice.
A sage approaches the king and explains his purpose: after investigating which servants are culpable or blameless and foreseeing threats arising from within the king’s own staff, he has come, out of devotion and concern, to give a full report on the situation.