Shloka 36
Adhyaya 28 — Alarka Inquires into Varna and Ashrama Dharma; Madalasa Defines the Fourfold Duties
तस्माद्राज्ञा प्रयत्नेन सर्वे वर्णाः स्वधर्मतः ।
प्रवर्तन्तोऽन्यथा दण्ड्याः स्थाप्याश्चैव स्वकर्मसु ॥
tasmād rājñā prayatnena sarve varṇāḥ svadharmataḥ | pravartanto 'nyathā daṇḍyāḥ sthāpyāś caiva svakarmasu ||
لہٰذا راجا کو کوشش کے ساتھ یہ یقینی بنانا چاہیے کہ سب ورن‑آشرم اپنے اپنے دھرم کے مطابق چلیں؛ جو اس کے خلاف چلیں وہ قابلِ سزا ہیں اور انہیں اپنے مناسب فرائض میں دوبارہ قائم کیا جائے۔
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FAQs
Rule is defined as responsibility: the king must not merely punish but also correct—restoring people to rightful conduct. Justice is rehabilitative as well as deterrent, aiming at dharmic stability.
Didactic dharma material within Purāṇic narration; it supports vaṃśānucarita/ideal kingship ethics rather than directly presenting cosmology or genealogies.
Daṇḍa (punitive power) is treated as a sacred instrument that preserves ṛta/dharma. When used with ‘prayatna’ (disciplined effort), it becomes a stabilizing force that protects both society and the ruler’s own spiritual standing.