It may have seemed to Darius that these men were avowing their loyalty to him. He may also have reasoned that this law would help him, a foreigner, to reinforce his position as head of the realm.
उसने शायद यह भी तर्क किया हो कि यह नियम उसके, अर्थात्‌ एक विदेशी के पद को सारे क्षेत्र के मुखिया के तौर पर मज़बूत करता ।