Shloka 10
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
राजानो हि महात्मानो योनिकर्मविशोधिता: । उद्धरन्ति प्रजा: सर्वास्तप आस्थाय पुष्कलम्,जो जन्म और कर्म दोनों ही दृष्टियोंसे परम उज्ज्वल हैं, ऐसे महात्मा राजा भारी तपस्याका आश्रय लेकर सम्पूर्ण प्रजाजनोंका संकटसे उद्धार करते हैं
rājāno hi mahātmāno yonikarmaviśodhitāḥ | uddharanti prajāḥ sarvāstapa āsthāya puṣkalam ||
Quả thật, những bậc quân vương đại hồn—rạng ngời và thanh tịnh bởi cả dòng dõi lẫn công hạnh—nương vào khổ hạnh dồi dào và sự tự chế nghiêm mật; nhờ sức ấy, họ nâng toàn thể thần dân ra khỏi cảnh khốn nguy.
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ideal kingship rests on moral purity and disciplined self-restraint: when rulers are refined by noble birth and, more importantly, by righteous conduct, their tapas becomes a force that protects and rescues the whole community from संकट (distress).
Dhaumya is describing the qualities and responsibilities of great kings, emphasizing that such rulers undertake substantial tapas and thereby deliver their subjects from dangers and hardships—framing governance as a dharmic duty rather than mere power.