[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 218.2 # Agnipurana 218.2 Agnipurāṇa 218.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [218.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.218.2) puṣkara uvāca rājadharmaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvasmāt rājadharmataḥ / rājā bhavet(1) śatruhantā prajāpālaḥ sudaṇḍavān // > Puṣkara said: > I shall declare royal duty, the foremost of all royal duties. > The king should be a slayer of enemies, a protector of subjects, and one who wields the rod of justice firmly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 218.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.218.1) - [Next: 218.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.218.3) - [Up: 218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.218) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.218.2) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.218.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.218.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.218.2) · Pramāṇa