Shloka 14
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
अप्रकीर्णेन्द्रियग्राममत्यन्तानुगतं शुचिम् । शक्तं चैवानुरक्तं च युञ्ज्यान्महति कर्मणि
aprakīrṇendriyagrāmam atyantānugataṁ śucim | śaktaṁ caivānuraktaṁ ca yuñjyān mahati karmaṇi ||
Sinabi ni Vāmadeva: Sa malalaki at mabibigat na gawain, dapat italaga ang taong hindi watak-watak ang pag-iisip at mga pandama, lubos na disiplinado at masunurin sa wastong patnubay, malinis ang asal, may kakayahan, at tapat—siya ang dapat pag-ukulan ng mahahalagang tungkulin.
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Important responsibilities should be entrusted only to a person who is self-controlled (senses not scattered), morally pure, competent, and loyally committed—ethical fitness and inner discipline are prerequisites for public or major duties.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct and governance, the sage Vāmadeva lays down a practical rule for assigning major tasks: select and appoint individuals of disciplined senses, purity, capability, and devotion for great undertakings.