Manusmriti
लोकेशाधिष्ठितो राजा नास्याशौचं विधीयते । शौचाशौचं हि मर्त्यानां लोकेभ्यः प्रभवाप्ययौ ॥ ९७ ॥
Because the king is pervaded by those lords of the world, no impurity is ordained for him; for purity and impurity of mortals is caused and removed by (those) lords of the world.
english translation
lokezAdhiSThito rAjA nAsyAzaucaM vidhIyate । zaucAzaucaM hi martyAnAM lokebhyaH prabhavApyayau ॥ 97 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptलोकेशाधिष्ठितो राजा नास्याशौचं विधीयते । शौचाशौचं हि मर्त्यानां लोकेभ्यः प्रभवाप्ययौ ॥ ९७ ॥
Because the king is pervaded by those lords of the world, no impurity is ordained for him; for purity and impurity of mortals is caused and removed by (those) lords of the world.
english translation
lokezAdhiSThito rAjA nAsyAzaucaM vidhIyate । zaucAzaucaM hi martyAnAM lokebhyaH prabhavApyayau ॥ 97 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript