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maitreya uvāca mauktikaiḥ kusuma-sragbhir dukūlaiḥ svarṇa-toraṇaiḥ mahā-surabhibhir dhūpair maṇḍitaṁ tatra tatra vai

The great sage Maitreya told Vidura: When the King entered his city, it was very beautifully decorated to receive him …

Real opulence is supplied by natural gifts such as gold, silver, pearls, valuable stones, fresh flowers, trees and silken cloth. …

candanāguru-toyārdra- rathyā-catvara-mārgavat puṣpākṣata-phalais tokmair lājair arcirbhir arcitam

Fragrant water distilled from sandalwood and aguru herb was sprinkled everywhere on the lanes, roads and small parks throughout the …

savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ pūga-potaiḥ pariṣkṛtam taru-pallava-mālābhiḥ sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtam

At the street crossings there were bunches of fruits and flowers, as well as pillars of banana trees and betel …

prajās taṁ dīpa-balibhiḥ sambhṛtāśeṣa-maṅgalaiḥ abhīyur mṛṣṭa-kanyāś ca mṛṣṭa-kuṇḍala-maṇḍitāḥ

As the King entered the gate of the city, all the citizens received him with many auspicious articles like lamps, …

Offerings of natural products such as betel nuts, bananas, newly grown wheat, paddy, yogurt and vermillion, carried by the citizens …

śaṅkha-dundubhi-ghoṣeṇa brahma-ghoṣeṇa cartvijām viveśa bhavanaṁ vīraḥ stūyamāno gata-smayaḥ

When the King entered the palace, conchshells and kettledrums were sounded, priests chanted Vedic mantras, and professional reciters offered different …

The reception given to the King was full of opulence, yet he did not become proud. It is said, therefore, …

pūjitaḥ pūjayām āsa tatra tatra mahā-yaśāḥ paurāñ jānapadāṁs tāṁs tān prītaḥ priya-vara-pradaḥ

Both the important citizens and the common citizens welcomed the King very heartily, and he also bestowed upon them their …

A responsible king was always approachable by his citizens. Generally the citizens, great and common, all had an aspiration to …

sa evam ādīny anavadya-ceṣṭitaḥ karmāṇi bhūyāṁsi mahān mahattamaḥ kurvan śaśāsāvani-maṇḍalaṁ yaśaḥ sphītaṁ nidhāyāruruhe paraṁ padam

King Pṛthu was greater than the greatest soul and was therefore worshipable by everyone. He performed many glorious activities in …

A responsible king or chief executive has many responsible duties to attend to in ruling over the citizens. The most …

There are different types of great personalities — some are positive great personalities, some comparative and some superlative — but …