Bhagavatham describes the virtues and qualities of an ideal ruler taking King Prithu as an example.  Sootha,Magadha and others praised his glory as follows:

“He will be established in Dharma and help all others to practise Dharma. He will shine like Sun and give light to all alike. As the Sun absorbs water and later gives back as rain, he will collect taxes from people and then give it back in their times of need. He has tolerance like Earth.

As Indra gives rain, he will bring rains too. His beautiful smile resembles the Moon and gives joy to all.

He is mysterious like Varuna and can not be judged by his actions, only the results speak out his intentions. For enemies, he is unapproachable like Agni (fire). As a spy knows the outer and inner dealings of a person, he knows every thing like Vayu (air) that surrounds you and invisibly enters your inside too.

He is like YamaDharma who treats his own son and his enemy’s son alike in justice. His glory will reach as far as the sun’s rays can reach. Respect, valour, honesty, compassion, impartiality and all such virtues adorn him.