Shloka 50
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कालातिक्रमणादेते भक्तवेतनयोर्भूता: । भर्तुः कुप्यन्ति यद्भृत्या: सोडनर्थ: सुमहान् स्मृत:
kālātikramaṇād ete bhaktavetanayor bhūtāḥ | bhartuḥ kupyanti yad bhṛtyāḥ so 'narthaḥ sumahān smṛtaḥ ||
那罗陀说道：“若口粮与军饷拖欠过久，臣仆便会怨愤其主；而那怨怒，人们记得，往往成为极大的祸患之源。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A leader or householder must provide dependents their due—especially food and wages—on time. Neglecting timely support breeds justified resentment, and that resentment can escalate into serious disorder and harm.
Nārada offers practical counsel on household and political management: he warns that delaying basic entitlements like provisions and pay provokes servants against their master, and such anger becomes a major cause of misfortune.