Shloka 21
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
बलात्कृतेषु भूतेषु परित्राणं कुरूद्गह | शरणागतेषु कौरव्य कुर्वन् गार्हस्थ्यमावसेत्
bhīṣma uvāca | balātkṛteṣu bhūteṣu paritrāṇaṃ kuru udgaha | śaraṇāgateṣu kauravya kurvan gārhasthyam āvaset, kurunandana ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，俱卢的后裔，噢，俱卢族的荣光：当众生遭强暴凌辱而来求庇护时，应当救援并护持，使其脱离危难。如此行者，家住者便真实安住于居家之法（gārhasthya），并得以分受由正当奉行居家法而生的功德。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder (and, by extension, a ruler) fulfills dharma by actively protecting those who have suffered violence and who seek refuge; such protection is itself a source of religious merit.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma advises the Kuru prince (Yudhiṣṭhira) that rescuing and safeguarding victims who come for shelter is a central obligation aligned with gārhasthya-dharma.