रामायण - अयोध्या - राजा

यथा दृष्टिः शरीरस्य नित्यमेव प्रवर्तते |
तथा नरेन्द्रो राष्ट्रस्य प्रभवः सत्यधर्मयोः ||

- रामायण, अयोध्या

Just like eyes help us to perceive the outside world and there by determine what is good or bad for us (the body), the king is the custodian of honesty and Dharma (moral code of life) for the entire kingdom.

- Ramayana, Ayodhya