responsible party for a better government. In the cosmic administration there is only one party, which consists of the servants of God, and the responsible deities of the various planets maintain the cosmic laws in terms of the orders of the Supreme Lord. But the people suffer on account of their own folly.
And what is that folly? In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is said that people should perform  yajñas , or sacrifices for the satisfaction of the Supreme.
annād bhavanti bhūtāni  
 parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ  
 yajñād bhavati parjanyo  
 yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
“All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of prescribed duties.” (Bg. 3.14)
The Supreme is all-pervading. Therefore people must learn to perform  yajñas  to satisfy four different ages, and in the present age of iron industry the  yajña  that enlightens the mind of the masses for God consciousness is recommended. This process of  yajña  is called the  sankīrtana-yajña , or mass congregation for invoking man's lost spiritual consciousness. As soon as this movement is taken up through spiritual singing, dancing, and feasting, the people will automatically become obedient and honest.
Obedience is the first law of discipline. The people have become disobedient to the laws of God, and therefore neither rain nor wealth is equally distributed. A man who is ultimately disobedient cannot have any good qualification. When disobedient leaders lead the disobedient people, the whole atmosphere of the administration becomes polluted and full of dangers, as when a blind man leads several other blind men. The state taxes, therefore, should be spent to build the character of the people in general. That will bring happiness to the citizens of the state. ■
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