Bhishma said A king desirous of acquiring religious merit, should seek the good of his subjects and protect them according to considerations of place and time and to the best of his intelligence and power.
भीष्म उवाच यथादेशं यथाकालं यथाबुद्धि यथाबलम्। अनुशिष्यात् प्रजा राजा धर्मार्थी तद्धिते रतः॥