Shloka 104
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
एतया वर्तमानस्य बुद्धया राष्ट्र न सीदति । विजित्य च महीं राजा सो>त्यन्तसुखमेधते
etayā vartamānasya buddhyā rāṣṭra na sīdati | vijitya ca mahīṁ rājā so ’tyantasukham edhate ||
那罗陀说道：“君王若依此等明辨之训而行，其国度便不陷于困厄。既征服大地之后，此王日日昌盛，繁荣于至上的安乐之中——因为其治国以正智为导，而非以冲动为驱。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom’s stability and a ruler’s flourishing depend on acting with sound buddhi (discernment). Wise, principled decision-making prevents the state from ‘sinking’ into crisis and leads to sustained prosperity and well-being.
Nārada is instructing about effective kingship: he summarizes the outcome of following the counsel just described—such conduct safeguards the realm from calamity and enables the king to expand and prosper.