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# The Law Code of Nārada m1.25

Nāradasmṛti m1.25

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [m1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada.m1.25)

tatra śiṣṭaṃ chalaṃ rājā marṣayed dharmasādhanaḥ /  
bhūtam eva prapadyeta dharmamūlā yataḥ śriyaḥ //

> There a king who acts justly must neglect error when it is brought forward, and seek truth alone, because prosperity depends on (the practice of) duty.  
> — Julius Jolly 1889, The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati

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## Translations (1)

- [The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada~en-jolly.m1.31) — Julius Jolly 1889, English

## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛticandrikā (Āpadeva)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.smrticandrika-apadeva.3.p48) — Āpadeva 1600, Sanskrit

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