The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.4

c8.4

The Jaugada Edict is addressed to his subordinate officials in that region. Here again he declares that every man in the country [conquered by him] is his child, and he wishes them all to enjoy prosperity and happiness. Hence he enjoins on his officers to act justly, to see that the king's orders in the matter of the welfare of his subjects are obeyed, to release any man who has been unjustly imprisoned or tortured, and generally to work hard in the interests of the population over whom they are placed.