The Polity of Śukra 137

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samakṣaṃ vakti na bhayādrājño gurvapi dūṣaṇam . stutipriyā hi vai devā viṣṇumukhyā iti śrutiḥ ..137..

does not out of fear speak of a king's fault to his face, even a grave one. / The sacred tradition states that the gods, headed by Viṣṇu, are fond of praise;