Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 114
Adhyaya 34 — Duties of Women
तत्र नित्यं वसेत् प्राज्ञः कुतः कुनृपतौ सुखम् ।
यत्राप्रधृष्यो नृपतिर्यत्र शस्यवती मही ॥
tatra nityaṃ vaset prājñaḥ kutaḥ kunṛpatau sukham / yatrāpradhṛṣyo nṛpatiryatra śasyavatī mahī
ایسے ہی ملک میں دانا کو ہمیشہ رہنا چاہیے؛ بد بادشاہ کے زیرِ سایہ خوشی کہاں؟ جہاں حاکم آسانی سے زیرِ حملہ نہ ہو اور زمین فصلوں سے مالامال ہو—وہیں رہنا بہتر ہے۔
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FAQs
Private virtue depends partly on public order: unjust or weak governance erodes happiness; security and agricultural prosperity are signs of a well-ordered realm.
Rājadharma-adjacent counsel (ācāra); not within the five cosmological markers.
The ‘invulnerable king’ symbolizes a stable inner governor (buddhi) that cannot be shaken by impulses; ‘fertile earth’ mirrors a mind that yields wholesome outcomes when protected by dharma.