Janaka is such a king that, even if his son be a cruel and a criminal one, he puts him under punishment. But he never inflicts penalty upon the virtuous.
स एष जनको राजा दुर्वृत्तमपि चेत् सुतम्। दण्ड्यं दण्डे निक्षिपति तथा न ग्लाति धार्मिकम्।२९॥