Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of DaśarathaText 2.67.35
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of Daśaratha
Text 2.67.35
यमो वैश्रवणः शक्रो वरुणश्च महाबलः।
विशेष्यन्ते नरेन्द्रेण वृत्तेन महता ततः॥
yamo vaiśravaṇaḥ śakro varuṇaś ca mahā-balaḥ
viśeṣyante narendreṇa vṛttena mahatā tataḥ
yamaḥ = Yama; vaiśravaṇaḥ = Kuvera; śakraḥ = Indra; varuṇaḥ = Varuṇa; ca = and; mahā-balaḥ = the greatly powerful; viśeṣyante = are suppressed; nara-indreṇa = by a king; vṛttena = conduct; mahatā = of great; tataḥ = therefore.
Therefore, the greatly powerful Yama, Kuvera, Indra and Varuna are surpassed by a king of great conduct.
A king of great conduct, that is, of activities awarding all kinds of protection and care to the people of his country minimizes [these four demigods]. Yama is good only in punishing, Kuvera is good [only] in acquiring wealth, Indra is good only in maintenance and Varuna is good only in regulating good behavior. Since a bona fide king possess all four of these qualities, he surpasses these four demigods [in this sense].