One ought to obtain previous permission should he want to appear before the king. As regards royal secrets one should not give credit when they are mentioned; one should rather court that seat where no one can defeat him.
दृष्टद्वारो लभेद् द्रष्टुं राजस्वेषु न विश्वसेत्। तदेवासनमन्विच्छेद् यत्र नाभिपतेत् परः॥