The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s3.t2.9

c13.s3.t2.9

The *Nitivākyāmrita* (ch. on the six guṇas) has a very significant message. It furnishes hope to everybody,—to the small man, to the ruler of the petty state. “Even when planted on earth carelessly, the tree becomes firm-rooted, “says he (*avajnayāpi bhūmāvāropitastarurbhavati vaddhamūlah*). “Does not likewise the king? (*Kim punarna bhūpatih?*). That is, a ruler who somehow gets hold of a territory eventually establishes his dominion over it. Indeed, as we are told, “nobody’s territory is derived from his family (*Na hi kulagatā kasyāpi bhūmih*). The Earth is to be enjoyed only by the hero (*vīrabhogyā vasundharā*).” And that is why even the “small man”