Ramayana
एवं वर्षसहस्राणि समतीतानि सुव्रत । राज्यं कारयतो ब्रह्मन्प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षतः ॥ 7-78-6 ॥
Thus, O you of good vows, thousands of years passed away while I administered the kingdom, O brahmin, protecting the people in accordance with dharma.
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