Shloka 13
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
स्थापयेदेव मर्यादां जनचित्तप्रसादिनीम् । अल्पे>प्यर्थे च मर्यादा लोके भवति पूजिता
sthāpayet eva maryādāṃ janacitta-prasādinīm | alpe 'py arthe ca maryādā loke bhavati pūjitā ||
毗湿摩说道：“国王应当确立 maryādā——合宜的界限与行为准则，使百姓之心安宁而满足。世间即便在最细微之事上，人们所敬重的也是这种合乎礼法的秩序（maryādā）。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is that legitimate rule depends on establishing maryādā—clear, fair, and socially accepted standards of conduct that steady and please the public mind; even minor affairs gain dignity when handled within proper limits and procedure.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma continues advising the king (Yudhiṣṭhira in context) on principles of governance, emphasizing that orderly norms and propriety are respected by society and are essential to stable rule.