Ramayana
अपराधिषु यो दण्डः पात्यते मानवेषु वै । स दण्डो विधिवन्मुक्तः स्वर्गं नयति पार्थिवम् ॥ 7-79-9 ॥
The punishment that is laid upon offending men, when meted out according to the prescribed law, leads the king to heaven.
english translation
Ramayana
अपराधिषु यो दण्डः पात्यते मानवेषु वै । स दण्डो विधिवन्मुक्तः स्वर्गं नयति पार्थिवम् ॥ 7-79-9 ॥
The punishment that is laid upon offending men, when meted out according to the prescribed law, leads the king to heaven.
english translation