Verse 18

¹³He does not punish one who should not be punished, not even the son of those who hate him; and he punishes his own son when he deserves it, standing on the road of dharma. ¹⁴The wheel of Prthu turns unchecked as far as the mountain Manasa, as long as the revered sun burns with his herds of rays. ¹⁵Because he will delight the world by the way he bears himself, the people will call him king, the one who gladdens their minds. ¹⁶Firm in his vows, true to his word, friendly to the brahmins, a servant of his elders, a refuge for all beings, giving honour, tender to the poor. ¹⁷To other men's wives he is devoted as to a mother; to his own wife he is half of himself; to his people he is fond as a father; to those who speak of Brahman he is a servant.

¹⁸To those who have bodies he is dear as their own self; to his friends he makes joy grow; his company is with men who have let attachment go; and to the wicked he is a rod in the hand.