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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.28

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 28

धार्मिकराजानं प्रति प्रजाकर्त्तव्यम्The duty of subjects to a righteous king

Verse 28

राज्यं धनं जीवनं च धार्मिकस्य महीपतेः । संरक्षेयुः प्रजा यत्नैरन्यथा यान्त्यधोगतिम् ॥ २८ ॥

rājyaṁ dhanaṁ jīvanaṁ ca dhārmikasya mahīpatēḥ | saṁrakṣēyuḥ prajā yatnairanyathā yāntyadhōgatim || 28 ||

Translation

Subjects should guard with care the kingdom, wealth and life of a righteous king; otherwise they go the downward way.

Word by word

rājyaṁ
the kingdom
dhanaṁ
wealth
jīvanaṁ
life
ca
and
dhārmikasya
of a righteous
mahīpatēḥ
(mahīpateḥ) king
saṁrakṣēyuḥ
should guard
prajāḥ
(prajāḥ) subjects
yatnaiḥ
(yatnaiḥ) with care
anyathā
otherwise
yānti
they go
adhōgatim
(adhogatim) the downward way

Meaning

Loyalty is owed to the just ruler.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

He tells the fault of subjects who do not protect the kingdom and the rest of a righteous king with "rājyam" and the rest. Subjects should protect with effort the kingdom, wealth and life of a righteous ruler of the earth; otherwise, not protecting the kingdom and the rest, they go to the lowest state.