Utatthya said One becomes a king for advancing the cause of virtue and not for acting capriciously. Know this, O Mandhatri; the king is, indeed, the protector of the world.
उतथ्य उवाच धर्माय राजा भवति न कामकरणाय तु। मान्धातरिति जानीहि राजा लोकस्य रक्षिता॥