When the denizens of a kingdom perform pious acts and all religious rites, and praise the good qualities, of the king, the latter acquires riches. When, however, the residents, out of ignorance forsake righteousness and act unrighteously, the king suffers from misery.
यदा राष्ट्रे धर्ममयं चरन्ति संस्कारं वा राजगुणं ब्रुवाणा:। तैरेवाधर्मश्चरितो धर्ममोहात् तूर्णं जह्यात् सुकृतं दुष्कृतं च॥