History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.541

v4.c62.541

Both Kām. I. 13 and Śukra I. 67 state³¹⁷ that a king following the path of righteousness confers upon himself and his subjects the group of three viz. the three *puruṣārthas* of dharma, artha and kāma; if he acts otherwise he certainly ruins (himself and the people). The same doctrine is inculcated by other works, such as Śānti 85. 2, Mārkaṇḍeya 27. 29–30.³¹⁸