Shanti Parva 89.6
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 89 · Verse 6
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Sanskrit Original
आहुरेतज्जना नित्यं न चैतच्छ्रद्दधाम्यहम्। निमन्त्र्यश्च भवेद् भोगैरवृत्त्या च तदाचरेत्॥
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The king should further say to him,-Indeed, O Brahmana, people say that only that which is sufficient should be assigned to a Brahmana to maintain him. I, however, do not hold that opinion. On the other hand, I think that if a Brahmana seeks to abandon a kingdom for the king neglecting to provide him with means of support, such means should be assigned to him, and, further, if he wishes to take that step for procuring the means of luxury, he should still be requested to stay and supplied with those luxuries.