kaccit - whether; vaḥ - your; kuśalam - well-being; brahman - O brāhmaṇa; rājataḥ - from the King; yasya - whose; hi - indeed; prajāḥ - subjects; sukham - happily; vasanti - reside; viṣaye - in the state; pālyamānāḥ - being protected; saḥ - he; me - to Me; priyaḥ - dear.

O brāhmaṇa, is your King attending to your welfare? Indeed, that king in whose country the citizens are happy and protected is very dear to Me.