Manu Smriti - Hindu Online

Chapter 7
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7.1. I will declare the duties of kings, (and) show how a king should conduct himself, how he was created, and
how (he can obtain) highest success.
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7.2. A Kshatriya, who has received according to the rule the sacrament prescribed by the Veda, must duly
protect this whole (world).
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7.3. For, when these creatures, being without a king, through fear dispersed in all directions, the Lord created a
king for the protection of this whole (creation),
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7.4. Taking (for that purpose) eternal particles of Indra, of the Wind, of Yama, of the Sun, of Fire, of Varuna, of
the Moon, and of the Lord of wealth (Kubera).
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7.5. Because a king has been formed of particles of those lords of the gods, he therefore surpasses all created
beings in lustre;
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7.6. And, like the sun, he burns eyes and hearts; nor can anybody on earth even gaze on him.
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7.7. Through his (supernatural) power he is Fire and Wind, he Sun and Moon, he the Lord of justice (Yama), he
Kubera, he Varuna, he great Indra.
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7.8. Even an infant king must not be despised, (from an idea) that he is a (mere) mortal; for he is a great deity in
human form.
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7.9. Fire burns one man only, if he carelessly approaches it, the fire of a king’s (anger) consumes the (whole)
family, together with its cattle and its hoard of property.
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7.10. Having fully considered the purpose, (his) power, and the place and the time, he assumes by turns many
(different) shapes for the complete attainment of justice.