That king who worships the celestials in a hundred horse-sacrifices, and he who rules his subjects piously, acquire merit that is equal.
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण यो यजेत् पृथिवीपतिः। पालयेद् वापि धर्मेण प्रजास्तुल्यं फलं लभेत्॥