འཕགས་པ་གསར་འད་དམ་པ་མཆག་ཏ་རྣམ་པར་རྒྱལ་བའ་མད་སྡའ་རྒྱལ་པ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 8.27

8.27

“ ‘ “If he exhorts beings to practice
Good actions and forsake bad actions,
And teaches the result of good and bad actions,
In that way he accomplishes being a human king.

“ ‘ “The devas will all together bless¹⁰⁵⁸ him,
And they will all be caused to rejoice.
He should rule the land through the true Dharma
In order to benefit himself and others.

“ ‘ “When he sees those practicing dishonesty,
He should punish them in accord with the Dharma.
Though he might lose the kingdom,
Or there is the risk of losing his life,

“ ‘ “He should never practice unrighteousness.
If he sees bad actions, they should be eliminated
Because they are the most serious of all that is harmful,
And they will destroy the kingdom, with nothing remaining.¹⁰⁵⁹

“ ‘ “All of this comes from dishonest people;
Therefore, they should be punished.
If there are those who practice dishonesty,
That will be the destruction of kingdoms.

“ ‘ “When kingdoms become ruined
Like a flower bed trampled by an elephant,
Even though someone is a human king,
They are not ruling the land through the Dharma.

“ ‘ “All lords of devas will be unhappy,¹⁰⁶⁰
And likewise, so will the asuras.
Therefore, those who do bad actions
Should be punished in accord with the Dharma.

“ ‘ “He should govern beings through good actions,
And he should not follow unrighteousness.
It is better to give up his body and life
Than to follow sinful companions.¹⁰⁶¹

“ ‘ “He should regard everyone equally,
Both those he is close to and those he is not.
If he is a king in accord with the true Dharma,
Then there will be no discarded¹⁰⁶² subjects.

“ ‘ “Therefore, he will be a renowned Dharma king;
He will be famous throughout the three realms.
The communities of Trāyastriṃśa devas
Will be delighted and they will say:

“ ‘ “ ‘That Dharma king in
Jambudvīpa is our son.
He governs beings through good actions
And rules the land through the true Dharma.

“ ‘ “ ‘Because he inspires true righteous conduct,
They will be reborn in our realm.’