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And all those devas⁴²⁶ are gladdened by him.

“ ‘ “To subdue the deceitful, evil people
Who are inhabitants in his domains,
And to benefit the Dharma in his kingdom,
He will give away his life and his kingship.

“ ‘ “To accept unrighteousness
And to knowingly pay it no attention
Is a dreadful danger for the realm
With which nothing else can compare.

“ ‘ “When there is the appearance of dishonesty,
If those who are dishonest are not punished,
Then afterward there will be in the land
Extremely dreadful dishonest people.

“ ‘ “They will destroy that kingdom
Like elephants do a great pond.
The lords of devas will also be disturbed,⁴²⁷
And it will bring ruin to the paradises.

“ ‘ “Everything in the land
Will become pernicious.
Therefore, the evil actions of those who
Are wicked should be successively subdued.

“ ‘ “He should protect the kingdom with righteousness
And he should never practice unrighteousness.
He should not become a sinful lord,⁴²⁸
Even if he has to give up his life.

“ ‘ “Toward his family and other people,
Toward all the people in his kingdom,
The king should not show favoritism
Through which he will fall into bias.

“ ‘ “The renown of a king who is
Righteous will fill the three worlds,
And he will bring joy to the lords of devas
Who are in the Trāyastriṃśa paradise.

“ ‘ “They will think, ‘Our son in Jambudvīpa
Is in this way a righteous king.
He displays⁴²⁹ a Dharma kingdom,
And establishes beings in good actions.’⁴³⁰

“ ‘ “The king, through his good actions,
Inspires beings in this world to think
That the paradises are being filled
With devas and the children of devas.