Shloka 69
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिदा भ्यन्तरेभ्यश्ष बाहो भ्यश्ष विशाम्पते । रक्षस्यात्मानमेवाग्रे तांश्व॒ स्वेभ्यो मिथश्व॒ तान्,प्रजापालक नरेश! क्या तुम रसोइये आदि भीतरी सेवकों तथा सेनापति आदि बाह्य सेवकोंद्वारा भी पहले अपनी ही रक्षा करते हो, फिर आत्मीयजनोंद्वारा एवं परस्पर एक-दूसरेसे उन सबकी रक्षापर भी ध्यान देते हो?
kaccid ābhyantarebhyaś ca bāhyebhyaś ca viśāmpate | rakṣasy ātmānam evāgre tāṃś ca svebhyo mithaś ca tān ||
那罗陀说道：“噢，人民之主啊！你是否先防备来自内廷侍从与外朝官吏的种种威胁，先保全自身；继而又借助可信的宗亲，并设立彼此牵制、相互稽察之法，使那些臣仆也得以安然无虞？噢，护民之王！你是否常怀警觉，使宫廷与政务皆得安全、严整，而无背叛之患？”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king must practice vigilant, ethical governance: secure himself and the realm by monitoring both inner household staff and outer officials, and by establishing trustworthy oversight and mutual accountability so that service does not turn into betrayal.
Nārada continues a sequence of ‘kaccit’ counsel-questions to the ruler, probing whether the king maintains proper administrative safeguards—covering palace insiders and external officers—while ensuring orderly protection and supervision within the royal establishment.