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Mahabharata 12.87.32

Mahābhārata 12.87.32

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12.87.32

te kasyāṃcidavasthāyāṃ śaraṇaṃ śaraṇārthine |
rājñe dadyuryathākāmaṃ tāpasāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ || 32 ||

He should select a third from among those residing in the forests, and a fourth from among those dwelling in the kingdoms paying tribute to him. He should show hospitality towards and bestow honours upon them and assign them the means of sustenance. He should behave towards the ascetics dwelling in the kingdoms of foes and in the forests in the same way as towards those that reside in his own kingdom. Engaged in penances and of rigid vows they would, if calamity overtakes the king and if he solicits protection, grant him what he wants. I have now told thee in brief the indications of the city in which the king should reside.'"

Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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