Shloka 32
मोक्षोपाय-निर्णयः
Determination of the Means to Liberation
आश्वासयद्धि: सुभृशमनुक्रोशात् तथैव च । एतत् प्रथमकल्पेन राजा कृतयुगे जयेत्
āśvāsayad dhiḥ subhṛśam anukrośāt tathaiva ca | etat prathamakalpena rājā kṛtayuge jayet, pitāji |
胡马特塞那说：“他们以深切慈悲，大加抚慰并教诲我。因此，孩子啊，在克利多（萨提亚）纪元——达摩四足俱全、稳立不摇之时——国王应仅以第一且最高的惩戒之道来统摄臣民：温和而不施暴，凭自制与道德感化。”
हुमत्सेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In an ideal age where dharma is fully established (Kṛta/Satya Yuga), a ruler should govern primarily through the mildest, ethically superior form of daṇḍa—restraint, persuasion, and compassionate correction—rather than harsh coercion.
Humatsena recalls how elders/forebears compassionately reassured and instructed him, and he transmits that traditional counsel: the king’s control over subjects should match the moral condition of the age, with the Kṛta Yuga calling for the gentlest mode of governance.