Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
कृताभिः प्रार्थ्यते राज्यमनायासितसैनिकैः । प्राहस्य तानाह नृपः स खांडिक्यो महापतिः ॥ ७२ ॥
kṛtābhiḥ prārthyate rājyamanāyāsitasainikaiḥ | prāhasya tānāha nṛpaḥ sa khāṃḍikyo mahāpatiḥ || 72 ||
Khi bị nhóm Kṛta—những kẻ có quân đội chưa hề nhọc mệt vì chiến trận—khẩn cầu trao vương quyền, vua Khāṇḍikya, bậc đại chúa, bật cười rồi nói với họ.
Narrator (Purana narrative voice; within the wider dialogue tradition attributed to Narada’s instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames kingship as something offered and negotiated within dharma: power is not merely seized by force, but conferred through social consent, and the ruler’s response signals discernment and responsibility.
Bhakti is not explicit here; the verse functions as narrative groundwork in the Moksha-Dharma section, where worldly authority is shown as secondary and to be handled with detachment and right judgment—qualities supportive of devotion-centered life.
No Vedanga (e.g., Vyakarana, Jyotisha, Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it primarily reflects Rajadharma and narrative ethics rather than a technical instruction.