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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 541
Investigate well, show favor to none, maintain impartiality,
Consult the law, then give judgment - that is the way of justice.
Verse 542
All the world looks to the rain cloud for sustenance.
All the people look to the king's scepter for protection.
Verse 543
Even the priest's scriptures and all virtues therein
Rely on the king's scepter for sustenance.
Verse 544
The world will enduringly embrace the feet of a great kingdom's monarch
Who lovingly embraces subjects under his justice-wielding scepter.
Verse 545
Rain and rich harvests arise together.
In a country whose sovereign swing his scepter lawfully.
Verse 546
Victory is not won by the lance,
But by the king's scepter, provided it is not unjust.
Verse 547
A potentate protests all earthly realms.
Will undoubtedly fall from power and perish.
Verse 548
A ruler who remains inaccessible, neither listening nor judging
Attentively will undoubtedly fall from power and perish.
Verse 549
No fault befalls the king, who, in guarding and caring for his
Subjects, punishes wrongdoers - for that is his duty.
Verse 550
A king punishing cruel criminals by execution
Is like a farmer removing weeds from cultivated fields.
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