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comforts of the citizens that he was to see that there was not even excessive heat or cold. Although there was no fault on the part of the king, the  brāhmaṇa  whose child had died immediately went to the palace door and began to accuse the king as follows.
“The present King, Ugrasena, is envious of the  brāhmaṇas! ” The exact word used in this connection is  brāhma-dviṣaḥ . One who is envious of the  Vedas  or one who is envious of a qualified  brāhmaṇa  or the  brāhmaṇa  caste is called  brahma-dvit . So the King was accused of being  brahma-dvit . He was also accused of being  śaṭha-dhī , falsely intelligent. The executive head of a state must be very intelligent to see to the comforts of the citizens, but, according to the  brāhmaṇa  the king was not at all intelligent, although he was occupying the royal throne. Therefore he also called him  lubdha , which means greedy. In other words, a king or an executive head of state should not occupy the exalted post of presidency or kingship if he is greedy and self-interested. But it is natural that an executive head becomes self-interested when he is attached to material enjoyment. Therefore, another word used here is  viṣayātmanaḥ .
The  brāhmaṇa  also accused the king of being  kṣatra-bandhu , which refers to a person born in the family of  kṣatriyas  or the royal order who is without the qualifications of a royal personality. A king should protect brahminical culture and should be very alert to the welfare of his citizens; he should not be greedy due to attachment to material enjoyment. If a person with no qualifications represents himself as a  kṣatriya  of the royal order, he is not called a  kṣatriya , but a  kṣatra-bandhu . Similarly, if a person is born of a  brāhmaṇa  father but has no brahminical qualification, he is called  brahma-bandhu , or  dvija-bandhu . This means that a  brāhmaṇa  or a  kṣatriya  is not accepted simply by birth. One has to qualify himself for the particular position; only then is he accepted as a  brāhmaṇa  or a  kṣatriya .
Thus the  brāhmaṇa  accused the King that his newly born baby was dead due to the disqualifications of the king. The  brāhmaṇa  took it most unnaturally, and therefore he held the king to be responsible. We also find in Vedic history that if a  kṣatriya  king were irresponsible, sometimes a consulting board of  brāhmaṇas  maintained by the monarchy would dethrone him. Considering all these points, it appears that the post of monarch in the Vedic civilization is a very responsible one.
The  brāhmaṇa  therefore said, “No one should offer respects or worship to a king whose only business is envy. Such a king spends his time either hunting and killing animals in the forest or killing citizens for criminal acts. He has no self-control and possesses bad character. If such a king is worshiped or honored by the citizens, the citizens will never be happy. They will always remain poor, full of anxieties and aggrievement, and always