Bhagavatapurana 4.13.23

4.13.23

nāvadhyeyaḥ prajā-pālaḥ prajābhir aghavān api /
yad asau loka-pālānāṃ bibharty ojaḥ sva-tejasā //

23. For, though full of faults, a king being the protector of the people, ought not to be scornfully treated, since he is endowed with the spirit and powers of Indra and other gods, the protectors of the world, and he is able to maintain them by virtue of his own superior power.