
A King’s duty! Bhisma further continued to lecture Yudhisthira: A King should be careful not to make the slightest distinction between his confidential servants & himself in terms of facilities, treatment, or objects of enjoyment, with the exception of the use of the royal umbrella and the possession of the power to order others A King should be so straightforward that he deals with his men in the same way behind their backs as when they are in his presence. A King that is always suspicious of others & who taxes his citizens too heavily, soon meets with destruction A Kind should not be overly proud & thus indulge in boasting. Once having started a project, he should diligently continue working on it until its completion. The best king is the one in whose kingdom the citizens live without fear & without need of hiding their wealth. The subjects of an ideal king know very well the distinction between right and wrong, and they are very attentive in the matter of ...