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The Aryavarta has been devastated by the Mlechchas, the world is filled with their tyranny. They are determined to make all the people of one caste. ||14|| When the people are being destroyed, what is the purpose of our lives? Think about it, what should we do? Where should we go? ||15|| Should we stay with our friends in some fort, or should we seek refuge in the mountains like Nandi, Kalinda, or Vipula? ||16|| Or should we go to Nikunjgiri with all our army and stop the approaching enemy army? ||17|| Or is it too difficult to save this bewildered people, filled with the righteous, cows, and Shravakas, even if we have to give up our lives? ||18|| Therefore, O King! I tell you, since you protect the earth, this kingdom is yours. And O Great One! You are the lord of the world. ||19|| All the Shravakas and other righteous people worship you with devotion. They perform five types of Yajnas with old grains like rice, which are devoid of the power to sprout. ||20|| The Nirgrantha Munis, endowed with the qualities of liberation, forbearance, etc., are devoted to meditation and perform the highest austerities, which are the means to liberation. ||21|| Great offerings and abhishekas are performed in the temples of the Jinas, who have destroyed their karmas. ||22|| When the people are protected, all this is protected. And when all this is protected, the kings achieve the three goals of Dharma, Artha, and Kama in this world and the next. ||23|| A king who is the owner of a vast treasury and who happily protects the earth, and who does not get discouraged even when defeated by the enemy's army, and who protects those who are free from violence and who give donations in Yajnas, such a king gets back his enjoyments. ||24-25|| On this earth, humans have the right to Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. These rights are obtained by humans who are protected by the kings. How else can they be obtained? ||26|| People find happiness in the shadow of the king's strong arms. The wise ascetics meditate on their own selves, free from any attachment. ||27||