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# The Law Code of Nārada m1.28

Nāradasmṛti m1.28

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [m1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada.m1.28)

tasmād dharmāsanaṃ prāpya rājā vigatamatsaraḥ /  
samaḥ syāt sarvabhūteṣu bibhrad vaivasvataṃ vratam //

> Therefore let a king, after having seated himself on the judgment seat, be equitable towards all beings, discarding selfish interests and acting the part of (Yama) Vaivasvata, (the judge of the dead).  
> — 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.m1.34) — Julius Jolly 1889, English

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