Rudra-samhita - Chapter 122 - Verse 10
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 122 · Verse 10
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Sanskrit Original
भूमौ निपतितं वीर्यं नोदरे मम ते विभो ॥ कुत्र यातं च तद्देव केन दैवेन निह्णुतम् ॥ ६ ॥
bhUmau nipatitaM vIryaM nodare mama te vibho ॥ kutra yAtaM ca taddeva kena daivena nihNutam ॥ 6 ॥
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If he, out of fear, falls at my feet quickly he may not be punished. If a king, competent enough, does not rule firmly he will be harrassed by the subjects. He cannot be a protector.