For the protection of all the creatures as also of the proper protection of his own kingdom, a king acquires the merit of as many sacrifices as the number of creatures protected, and therefore attains to the object of Sannyasa mode of life.
पालनात् सर्वभूतानां स्वराष्ट्रपरिपालनात्। दीक्षा बहुविधा राजन् सत्याश्रमपदं भवेत्॥