A wise man, who is endued with the intelligence of Brihaspati, if he incurs obloquy, soon regains his true nature like heated iron dipped in water. A king should perform objects, of his own or of others, according to the injunctions of the scriptures.
स निकृष्टां कथां प्राज्ञो यदि बुद्ध्या बृहस्पतिः। स्वभावमेष्यते तप्तं कृष्णायसमिवोदके॥ अनुयुञ्जीत कृत्यानि सर्वाण्येव महीपतिः। आगमैरुपदिशनि स्वस्य चैव परस्य च॥