Shloka 50
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
श्रोत्रियास्त्वग्रभोक्तारो धर्मनित्या: सनातना: | याजनाध्यापने युक्ता यत्र तद् राष्ट्रमावसेत्
śrotriyās tv agrabhoktāro dharmanityāḥ sanātanāḥ | yājanādhyāpane yuktā yatra tad rāṣṭram āvaset ||
那罗陀说道：“凡有吠陀学者（śrotriya）居住之处——不夺先分，恒常安住于法，根植于古老传统，并致力于为他人主持祭祀（yajña）与施教——彼处之国，方能真正安定而昌盛。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom becomes stable and truly prosperous where learned, disciplined Vedic scholars live—people who are not driven by greed for the first share, who are steady in dharma, and who sustain society through teaching and priestly service.
Nārada is describing the marks of a well-founded realm in the Śānti Parva’s discourse on governance and dharma, emphasizing that the presence of virtuous teachers and ritual specialists supports the moral and institutional health of the state.