Dharma, righteousness, is the king of kings
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF INDIA DEBATES
(PROCEEDINGS)-VOLUME II
Monday, the 20th January, 1947
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
14 May
1962 – 13 May 1967
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF INDIA DEBATES
(PROCEEDINGS)-VOLUME II
Monday, the 20th January, 1947
That Dharma not the ruler has been the sovereign in the land of
Vedas. This was asserted by Dr Radha Krishnan in reply to
Objective Resolution of Pt Neehru. He said on the concept
of Dharma on 20 Jan1947, in Constituent Assembly
Debates "When a few merchants from the north went down to the
south, one of the Princes of the Deccan asked the question. "Who is your
King?" The answer was, "Some of us are governed by assemblies, some
of us by kings."
Kecid deso ganadhina kecid rajadhina.
Panini, Megasthenes and Kautilya refer to the Republics of
Ancient India.The Great Buddha belonged to the Republic of Kapilavastu. Much
has been said about the sovereignty of the people. We have held that the
ultimate sovereignty rests with the moral law, with the conscience of humanity.
People as well as kings are subordinate to that. Dharma, righteousness,
is the king of kings.
Dharmam Kshatrasya Kshatram.
It is the ruler of both the people and the rulers themselves. It
is the sovereignty of the law which we have asserted."
Surya Pratap Singh Rajawat
Advocate
Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur
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