Shloka 16
निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking
तदनन्तर! जब प्रातःकाल हुआ तब राजधर्मने ब्राह्मणके सुखका उपाय सोचकर इस प्रकार कहा--'सौम्य! इस मार्गसे जाइये, आपका कार्य सिद्ध हो जायगा। यहाँसे तीन योजन दूर जानेपर जो नगर मिलेगा, वहाँ महाबली राक्षसराज विरूपाक्ष रहते हैं, वे मेरे महान् मित्र हैं ।।
tad-anantaraṁ prātaḥkāle jāte rājadharmā brāhmaṇasya sukhopāyaṁ cintayitvā evam uvāca— “saumya, anena mārgeṇa gaccha; tava kāryaṁ siddhaṁ bhaviṣyati. ataḥ triyojana-dūre yāvat nagaraṁ prāpsyasi, tatra mahābalī rākṣasa-rājā virūpākṣaḥ vasati; sa mama mahān mitram. taṁ gaccha dvija-mukhya tvaṁ sa mad-vākya-pracoditaḥ; kāmān abhīpsitān tubhyaṁ dātā nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ.”
清晨到来时，达摩王思量着如何保全那婆罗门的福祉，便说道：“温良之人啊，循此路而去，你的事必得成就。从这里行三由旬，你将到一座城，那里住着威力无边的罗刹王毗卢波叉（Virūpākṣa）——他是我的至交。去见他吧，婆罗门中之最胜者；因我之言相劝，他必将赐你所愿之财，并成全你心中所求的一切——对此毫无疑虑。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler committed to dharma actively seeks practical means to relieve a supplicant’s distress, using legitimate relationships and resources to ensure welfare; ethical governance includes responsibility for others’ well-being and reliable fulfillment of promises.
At daybreak, King Dharma directs a brahmin to travel a specific route to a nearby city, where the king’s powerful friend Virūpākṣa lives; Dharma assures the brahmin that, on his recommendation, Virūpākṣa will provide the requested wealth and fulfill the brahmin’s desires.