Shloka 366
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
दिष्टभावं गतस्यापि विषये मोदते प्रजा । यदि बढ़े हुए तेज और उत्साहवाला, शूरवीर एवं सिंहके समान पराक्रमी राजा युद्धमें दैववश वीर-गतिको प्राप्त हो जाय तो भी उसके राज्यमें प्रजा सुखी ही रहती है
diṣṭabhāvaṃ gatasya api viṣaye modate prajā |
Wika ni Vāyu: Kahit ang isang hari ay nakarating na sa wakas na itinakda ng kapalaran, nagagalak pa rin ang mga tao sa kanyang nasasakupan. Sapagkat kung ang isang pinunong hitik sa ningning at sigasig—bayani at kasingtapang ng leon—ay bumagsak sa digmaan dahil sa hatak ng tadhana at makamtan ang kamatayang nararapat sa mandirigma, nananatiling panatag ang kanyang mga nasasakupan, dahil sa lakas ng kanyang matuwid na pamamahala at sa dangal ng kanyang pagpanaw.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous and valorous king benefits his people so deeply that even his death—when it is a destined, honorable fall in battle—does not immediately plunge the realm into misery; good governance and dharma create enduring public well-being.
Vāyu-deva is describing the social effect of a heroic ruler’s fate: if such a king attains vīra-gati (a warrior’s death) by daiva (destiny), the subjects in his viṣaya (realm) still remain joyful, implying stability and merit generated by his rule.