Yudhishthira said O holy and great ascetic, I wish to hear at length what the duties of kings are and what the duties, in full, of all the four orders.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन् विस्तरेण महामुने। राजधर्मान् द्विजश्रेष्ठ चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य चाखिलान्॥