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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 3]
tioned souls to revive their eternal relationship with the Lord and thus go back to Godhead, back home. The whole system of the material world is arranged with that program and plan. Anyone who violates the plan is punished by the law of nature, which is acting by the direction of the Supreme Lord. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was installed on the throne of the earth as a representative of the Lord. The king is always expected to be the representative of the Lord. Perfect monarchy necessitates representation of the supreme will of the Lord, and Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was the ideal monarch on this supreme principle. Both the King and the subjects were happy in the discharge of worldly duties, and thus protection of the citizens and enjoyment of natural life, with full cooperation of material nature, followed in the reign of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and his worthy descendants like Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
TEXT 19
भगवानपि विश्वात्मा लोकवेदपथानुगः। कामान् सिषेवे द्वार्वत्यामसक्तः सांख्यमास्थितः।१९।
bhagavān api viśvātmā loka-veda-pathānugaḥ kāmān siṣeve dvārvatyām asaktaḥ sāṅkhyam āsthitaḥ
bhagavān —the Personality of Godhead;  api —also;  viśva-ātmā —the Supersoul of the universe;  loka —custom;  veda —the Vedic principles;  pathanugaḥ —follower of the path;  kāmān —the necessities of life;  siṣeve —enjoyed;  dvārvatyām —in the city of Dvārakā;  asaktaḥ —without being attached;  sāṅkhyam —knowledge in Sāṅkhya philosophy;  āsthitaḥ —being situated.
TRANSLATION
Simultaneously, the Personality of Godhead enjoyed life in the city of Dvārakā, strictly in conformity with the Vedic customs of society. He was situated in detachment and knowledge, as enunciated by the Sāṅkhya system of philosophy.
PURPORT
While Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was the Emperor of the earth, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was the King of Dvārakā and was known as Dvārakādhīśa. Like other subordinate kings, He was under the regime of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.