Shloka 66
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चित् स्वपरराष्ट्रेषु बहवो5थधिकृतास्तव । अर्थान् समधितिष्ठन्ति रक्षन्ति च परस्परम्
kaccit svapara-rāṣṭreṣu bahavo ’tha adhikṛtās tava | arthān samadhi-tiṣṭhanti rakṣanti ca parasparam ||
那罗陀说道：“陛下是否任用众多官吏，使其往来巡行于本国与敌国之境，切实推行国政之务——如约束民众、征收赋税——并且彼此协同，恒常致力于护持王国与陛下之党羽？”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective kingship requires a well-appointed administrative and security apparatus: competent officials who can execute state aims (including revenue and order) and who cooperate to protect the realm. The ethical emphasis is on coordinated, responsible governance rather than arbitrary power.
Nārada is testing the king’s preparedness and adherence to rājadharma by asking whether he has many trusted officials operating across his own and hostile territories, ensuring administration, control, revenue collection, and mutual protection through coordinated action.