A king, O son of Kunti, by following the duties of his country and those of his family, acquires, O foremost of men the merits of all the modes of life.
देशधर्मांच कौन्तेय कुलधर्मांस्तथैव च। पालयन् पुरुषव्याघ्र राजा सर्वाश्रमी भवेत्॥