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## Cen
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## Dasha-Shruta-Skandha-Sutra
## Ninth Dasha
If a minister, driven by self-interest, deposes the king and takes his position, enjoying his queens and royal wealth, rendering the king powerless, he incurs the Maha-Mohaniya karma. However, if the king is wicked or unjust, treating his subjects like a "lion" treats a "deer," as the "Saudas" king did, then, from the perspective of justice, if the ministers depose the cruel king to protect the helpless subjects, they do not fall under the bondage of Maha-Mohaniya karma. However, it is crucial that there is no self-interest involved. If they depose an innocent king out of their own desire for rulership, they cannot escape the bondage of Maha-Mohaniya karma.
In essence, one who deposes a king out of self-interest incurs the bondage of this karma, while one who does it for the benefit of others or for the sake of righteousness does not.
Now, the Sutrakar, in relation to this topic, says:
**Uvagasantampi jhampitta padilomahi vagguhi. Bhog-bhoge viyarehi mahamoham pakuvvai.** ||10||
**Upagachchhantam api jalpitva pratilomaabhir vaagbhih. Bhog-bhogan vidareyati mahamoham prakurute.** ||10||
**Paddarthanvaya:** Uvagatam pi - even when he comes face-to-face, jhampitta - by speaking harsh words, and padilomahi - with unfavorable, vagguhi - words, he scorns him and viyarehi - destroys his bhog-bhoge - enjoyable possessions, he pakuvvai - incurs Maha-moha - Maha-Mohaniya karma.
**Mulaartha:** And when he comes face-to-face, he scorns him with harsh or unfavorable words and destroys his possessions, including his words, he falls under the bondage of Maha-Mohaniya karma.
**Teeka:** This Sutra is connected to the previous one. When the minister deposes the king in the aforementioned manner, if the king, for some reason, comes to him...