You should therefore, o king, consider the study of the Vedas, which is endued with such high merit, the manliness of kingly power, the pursuits of agriculture, trade, and hunting as all equal.
वृद्ध्या कृषिवणिक्त्वेन जीवसंजीवनेन च। वेत्तुमर्हसि राजेन्द्र स्वाध्यायगणितं महत्॥