आभ्यर्च्य विष्णुं धर्मात्मा गोब्राह्मणहिते रतः । प्रजाः पालयितुं शक्तः पार्थिवो विजितेन्द्रियः ॥ १,१११.
Having worshipped Viṣṇu, devoted to righteousness and the welfare of cows and Brāhmaṇas, a king who has mastered his senses is able to protect his people.
ऐश्वर्यमध्रुवं प्राप्य राजा धर्मे मतिञ्चरेत् । क्षणेन विभवो नश्येन्नात्मायत्तं धनादिकम् ॥ १,१११.
Having attained unstable wealth and power, a king should set his mind on righteousness; for prosperity can vanish in a moment, and wealth and the like are not truly one's own.
सत्यं मनोरमाः कामाः सत्यं रम्या विभूतयः । किन्तु वै वनितापाङ्गभङ्गिलोलं हि जीवितम् ॥ १,१११.
It is true that desires are delightful, and possessions are charming; yet, life is as fickle as the sidelong glance of a woman.
व्याघ्रीव तिष्ठति जरा परितर्जयन्ती रोगाश्च शत्रव इव प्रभवन्ति गात्रे । आयुः परिस्त्रवति भिन्नघटादिवाम्भो लोको न चात्महितमाचरतीह कश्चित् ॥ १,१११.
Old age stands threatening like a tigress, and diseases arise in the body like enemies; life slips away like water from a broken pot, and in this world, no one acts truly for their own good.
निः शङ्कं किं मनुष्याः कुरुत परहितं युक्तमग्रे हितं यन्मोदध्वं कामिनीभिर्मदनशरहता मन्दमन्दातिदृष्ट्या । मा पापं संकुरुध्वं द्विजहरिपरमाः संभजध्वं सदैव आयुर्निः शेषमेति स्खलति जलघटीभूतमृत्युच्छलेन ॥ १,१११.
Why do people not freely do good for others, or what is truly beneficial for themselves, when you delight in women, struck by the arrows of love, with slow and languid glances? Do not commit sin; always honor Brāhmaṇas and Viṣṇu; for life comes to its end, faltering with the surge of death like a water-clock.
मातृवत्परदारेषु परद्रव्येषु लोष्टवत् । आत्मवत्सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति स पण्डितः ॥ १,१११.
He is wise who sees other men's wives as mothers, others' wealth as clods of earth, and all beings as himself.
एतदर्थं हि विप्रेन्द्रा राज्यमिच्छन्ति भूभृतः । यदेषां सर्वकार्येषु वचो न प्रतिहन्यते ॥ १,१११.
For this reason, O best of Brāhmaṇas, kings desire sovereignty: so that in all matters, their word is not opposed.
एतदर्थं हि कुर्वन्ति राजानो धनसञ्चयम् । रक्षयित्वा तु चात्मानं यद्धनं तद्द्विजातये ॥ १,१११.
For this reason, kings accumulate wealth; but after securing their own safety, that wealth is to be given to the twice-born.
ओङ्कारशब्दो विप्राणां येन राष्ट्रं प्रवर्धते । स राजा वर्धते योगाद्व्याधिभिश्च न बध्यते ॥ १,१११.
By the sound of Oṃ uttered by Brāhmaṇas, the kingdom prospers; such a king flourishes through discipline and is not afflicted by diseases.
असमर्थाश्च कुर्वन्ति मुनयो द्रव्यसञ्चयम् । किं पुनस्तु महीपालः पुत्रवत्पालयन्प्रजाः ॥ १,१११.
Even sages, though powerless, accumulate wealth; how much more so a king, who protects his subjects as his own children?
यस्यार्थास्तस्य मित्राणि यस्यार्थास्तस्य बान्धवाः । यस्यार्थाः स मुमांल्लाके यस्यार्थाः स च पण्डितः ॥ १,१११.
He who has wealth has friends; he who has wealth has relatives; he who has wealth is esteemed in the world; he who has wealth is considered wise.
त्यजन्ति मित्राणि धनैर्विहीनं पुत्राश्च दाराश्च सुहृज्जनाश्च । ते चार्थवन्तं पुनराश्रयन्ति ह्यर्थो हि लोके पुरुषस्य बन्धुः ॥ १,१११.
Friends, sons, wives, and companions abandon a man deprived of wealth; but they return to one who has wealth—indeed, in this world, wealth is a man's true kin.
अन्धा हि राजा भवति यस्तु सास्त्रविवर्जितः । अन्धः पश्यति चारेण शास्त्रहीनो न पश्यति ॥ १,१११.
A king without knowledge of scripture is truly blind; a blind man can see with a guide, but one without scripture cannot see at all.
यस्य पुत्राश्च भृत्याश्च मन्त्रिणश्च पुरोहिताः । इन्द्रियाणि प्रसुप्तानि तस्य राज्यं चिरं न हि ॥ १,१११.
If a man's sons, servants, ministers, and priests, as well as his senses, are asleep, his kingdom will not endure long.
येनार्जितास्त्रयोऽप्योऽप्येते पुत्रा भृत्याश्च बान्धवाः । जिता तेन समं भूपैश्चतुरब्धिर्वसुन्धरा ॥ १,१११.
He by whom these three—sons, servants, and relatives—are acquired, along with the earth, rules the land equally with other kings for four ages.
लङ्घयेच्छास्त्रयुक्तानि हेतुयुक्तानि यानि च । सहि नश्यति वै राजा इह लोके परत्र च ॥ १,१११.
He who disregards what is established by scripture and reason perishes in this world and the next, along with his kingdom.
मनस्तापं न कुर्वीत आपदं प्राप्य पार्थिवः । समबुद्धिः प्रसन्नात्मा प्रसन्नात्मा सुखदुःखे समो भवेत् ॥ १,१११.
A king should not be distressed in mind when adversity arises; with even-mindedness and a clear heart, he should remain the same in happiness and sorrow.
धीराः कष्टमनुप्राप्य न भवन्ति विषादिनः । प्रविश्य वदनं राहोः किं नोदति पुनः शशी ॥ १,१११.
The steadfast do not become despondent when hardship comes; does not the moon, after entering the mouth of Rāhu, rise again?
धिग्धिक्शरीरसुखलालितमानवेषु मा खेदयेद्धनकृशं हि शरीरमेव । सद्दारका ह्यधनपाण्डुसुताः श्रुता हि दुःखं विहाय पुनरेव सुखं प्रपन्नाः ॥ १,१११.
Fie upon those who pamper the body for fleeting pleasure; let one not grieve over lack of wealth, for the body itself is frail. Even those with wives and children, like the sons of Pāṇḍu, are known to have abandoned suffering and attained happiness again.
गन्धर्वविद्यामालोक्य वाद्यं च गणिकागणान् । धनुर्वेदार्थशास्त्राणि लोके रक्षेच्च भूपतिः ॥ १,१११.
Having observed the arts of the Gandharvas, music, and the assemblies of courtesans, a king should also protect the sciences of archery and statecraft in the world.
कारणेन विना भृत्ये यस्तु कुप्यति पार्थिवः । स गृह्णाति विषोन्मादं कृष्णसर्पविसर्जितम् ॥ १,१११.
A king who becomes angry with a servant without cause takes on the madness of poison released by a black serpent.
चापलाद्वारयेद्दृष्टिं मिथ्यावाक्यञ्च वारयेत् । मानवे श्रोत्रिये चैव भृत्यवर्गे सदैव हि ॥ १,१११.
One should restrain the gaze from restlessness and avoid false speech, especially towards men, learned Brahmins, and always towards the group of servants.
लीलां करोति यो राजा भृत्यस्वजनगर्वितः । शासने सर्वदा क्षिप्रं रिपुभिः परिभूयते ॥ १,१११.
A king who, proud of his servants and kin, acts playfully in governance is always quickly overpowered by his enemies.
हुङ्कारे भृकुटीं नैव सदा कुर्वीत पार्थिवः । विना दोषेण यो भृत्यान्राजाधमण शास्ति च । लीलासुखानि भोग्यानि त्यजेदिह महीपतिः ॥ १,१११.
A king should never display anger or frown in mere words; he who punishes servants without fault is a base ruler. The enjoyments of idle pleasures should be abandoned by the king here.
सुखप्रवृत्तैः साध्यन्तै शत्रवो विग्रहे स्थितैः ॥ १,१११.
Enemies who are established in conflict are to be subdued by those who are engaged in pleasure and success.
उद्योगः साहसंधैर्यं बुद्धिः शक्तिः पराक्रमः । षड्विधो यस्य उत्साहस्तस्य देवोऽपि शङ्कते ॥ १,१११.
Diligence, enterprise, courage, intelligence, strength, and valor—he who possesses these six kinds of enthusiasm causes even the gods to be wary.
उद्योगेन कृते कार्ये सिद्धर्यस्य न विद्यते । दैवं तस्य प्रमाणं हि कर्तव्यं पौरुषं सदा ॥ १,१११.
When a task is accomplished through effort but success is not attained, then fate is the measure; yet, one must always act with human effort.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् ११२ सूत उवाच । भृत्या बहुविधा ज्ञेया उत्तमाधममध्यमाः । नियोक्तव्या यथार्हेषु त्रिविधेष्वेव कर्मसु ॥ १,११२.
Sūta said: Servants are of many kinds—superior, inferior, and middling; they should be appointed to tasks according to their merit in these three categories of work.
भृत्ये परिक्षणं वक्ष्ये यस्ययस्य हि यो गुणः । तमिमं संप्रवक्ष्यामि ये यथाकथितं किल ॥ १,११२.
I will explain the examination of servants, and the qualities of each; I will now describe them as they have been traditionally told.
यथा चतुर्भिः कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षणच्छेदनतापताडनैः । तथा चतुर्भिर्भृतकं परीक्षयेद्वतेन शीलेन कलेन कर्मणा ॥ १,११२.
Just as gold is tested by four means—rubbing, cutting, heating, and beating—so too should a servant be tested by four things: conduct, character, time, and work.