Matsya Purana 217.1

217.1

rājakṛtyavarṇanam.
matsya uvāca.
rājā sahāyasaṃyuktaḥ prabhūta yavasendhanam.
ramyamānatasāmantaṃ madhyamandeśamāvaset .. 217.1 ..

Matsya said—'A king should have his residence in a central place which should be beautiful with abundance of grass and trees It should be inhabited by a number of people and where the tributary kings princes and subjects are loyal and submissive It should also have some Brâhmaṇas skilled in various rituals and many artisans in its vicinity—1 2