Matsya Purana 217.5

217.5

sarīsṛpavihīnañca vyāghrataskaravarjitam.
evaṃ vidhaṃ yathālābhaṃ rājā viṣayamāvaset .. 217.5 ..

It should be surrounded by sweet smelling flowers and fruits. It should be impassable to the foreigner's army There should be no tigers, scorpions, snakes lions thieves round about it The place should be beautiful and should be elevated and well-supplied with water and should not be heavily taxed A king should live with his assistants in such a place of happiness where there should be absolutely nothing to agitate him—3 5