Shloka 44
Ṛśyaśṛṅgopākhyāna-praveśaḥ — Lomāśa narrates the origins of Ṛśyaśṛṅga and the Anga drought (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः)
स ब्राह्मणान् पर्यपृच्छत् तपोयुक्तान् मनीषिण: । प्रवर्षणे सुरेन्द्रस्य समर्थान् पृथिवीपते,युधिष्ठिर! तब राजाने तपस्वी, मेधावी और इन्द्रसे वर्षा करवानेमें समर्थ ब्राह्मणोंको बुलाकर इस संकटके निवारणका उपाय पूछा
sa brāhmaṇān paryapṛcchat tapoyuktān manīṣiṇaḥ | pravarṣaṇe surendrasya samarthān pṛthivīpate, yudhiṣṭhira |
噢，国王由提施提罗！当时他召集诸婆罗门——苦行而有德、睿智而通达，甚至能使因陀罗降雨者——并向他们询问解除此灾之法。此景强调君王之责：当国土福祉受威胁时，当向修持严谨、学识深厚之人求教。
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous ruler responds to public distress by humbly consulting disciplined and wise spiritual authorities, recognizing that governance includes moral responsibility and reliance on dharmic counsel, not merely force or personal opinion.
In a time of calamity (implied drought or crisis), the king calls learned ascetic Brahmins—said to be capable of securing rain through Indra—and asks them for the remedy to remove the danger afflicting the realm.