Srimad Bhagavatam

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श्रेयः प्रजापालनमेव राज्ञो यत्साम्पराये सुकृतात्षष्ठमंशम् । हर्तान्यथा हृतपुण्यः प्रजानामरक्षिता करहारोऽघमत्ति ।। ४-२०-१४ ।।

sanskrit

To give protection to the general mass of people who are citizens of the state is the prescribed occupational duty for a king. By acting in that way, the king in his next life shares one sixth of the result of the pious activities of the citizens. But a king or executive head of state who simply collects taxes from the citizens but does not give them proper protection as human beings has the results of his own pious activities taken away by the citizens, and in exchange for his not giving protection he becomes liable to punishment for the impious activities of his subjects. ।। 4-20-14 ।।

english translation

राजा का निर्दिष्ट धर्म है कि वह राज्य के सारे के सारे नागरिकों को सुरक्षा प्रदान करे। ऐसा करने से राजा को अगले जन्म में प्रजा के पुण्यों का छठा भाग प्राप्त होता है। किन्तु जो राजा अथवा प्रशासक प्रजा से केवल कर वसूल करता है और नागरिकों को समुचित सुरक्षा प्रदान नहीं करता तो उसके पुण्य प्रजा छीन लेती है और सुरक्षा न प्रदान करने के बदले में उसे प्रजा के पापकर्मों का भागी होना पड़ता है। ।। ४-२०-१४ ।।

hindi translation

zreyaH prajApAlanameva rAjJo yatsAmparAye sukRtAtSaSThamaMzam | hartAnyathA hRtapuNyaH prajAnAmarakSitA karahAro'ghamatti || 4-20-14 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript