All cri itures depends upon righteousness. Righteousness again depends upon the king. men That king, therefore, who maintains righteousness, is truly a king, that king who has a pious soul and posseses every kind of accomplishments is said to be an embodiment of virtue. If a king fails to punish iniquity, the god leave his palace and he incurs disreputation among men.
धर्मे तिष्ठन्ति भूतानि धर्मो राजनि तिष्ठति। तं राजा साधु यः शास्ति स राजा पृथिवीपतिः॥ राजा परमधर्मात्मा लक्ष्मीवान् धर्म उच्यते। देवाश्च नहीं गच्छन्ति धर्मो नास्तीति चोच्यते॥