Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
एवं सिद्धो मनुर्दद्यात्सर्वान्कामांश्च मंत्रिणे । लीलादंडपदाब्जोऽपि जनसंसक्तदोः पदम् ॥ ५१ ॥
evaṃ siddho manurdadyātsarvānkāmāṃśca maṃtriṇe | līlādaṃḍapadābjo'pi janasaṃsaktadoḥ padam || 51 ||
Như vậy, khi bậc quân vương đã thành tựu viên mãn, nên ban cho vị đại thần mọi nguyện vọng chính đáng; bởi ngay cả đôi chân như hoa sen—dẫu vui đùa mang cây trượng trừng phạt—cũng phải nương nơi đôi tay gắn bó với việc phụng sự dân chúng.
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; instructional narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames kingship as dharma-based service: even the authority to punish (daṇḍa) must rest on hands committed to the people—i.e., governance is sacred duty supported by capable, satisfied ministers.
Indirectly, it teaches seva-bhāva (service attitude): the ruler’s power is justified only when aligned with welfare of beings; such selfless responsibility mirrors devotional ethics—acting as an instrument for the good of others.
It reflects applied dharma and nīti—how daṇḍa (discipline) should be administered through competent counsel. While not a grammar/astrology rule, it exemplifies technical statecraft aligned with śāstric order.