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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 13]
pacifying the Lord by execution of the principles of the  varṇāśrama  system.” ( Viṣṇu Purāṇa  3.8.9)
Viṣṇu worship is the ultimate aim of human life. Those who take the license of married life for sense enjoyment must also take the responsibility to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, and the first steppingstone is the  varṇāśrama-dharma  system.  Varṇāśrama-dharma  is the systematic institution for advancing in worship of Viṣṇu. However, if one directly engages in the process of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it may not be necessary to undergo the disciplinary system of  varṇāśrama-dharma . The other sons of Brahmā, the Kumāras, directly engaged in devotional service, and thus they had no need to execute the principles of  varṇāśrama-dharma .
TEXT 12
परं शुश्रूषणं मह्यं स्यात्प्रजारक्षया नृप । मगवांस्ते प्रजामर्तुर्दृषीकेशोऽनुतुष्यति ॥१२॥
param śuśrūṣaṇam mahyam syāt prajā-rakṣayā nṛpa bhagavāms te prajābhartur hṛṣīkeśo 'nutuṣyati
param —the greatest;  śuśrūṣaṇam —devotional service;  mahyam —unto me;  syāt —should be;  prajā —the living entities who are born in the material world;  rakṣayā —by saving them from being spoiled;  nṛpa —O King;  bhagavān —the Personality of Godhead;  te —with you;  prajā-bhartuḥ —with the protector of the living beings;  hṛṣīkeśaḥ —the Lord of the senses;  anutuṣyati —is satisfied.
TRANSLATION
O King, if you can give proper protection to the living beings in the material world, that will be the best service for me. When the Supreme Lord sees you to be a good protector of the conditioned souls, certainly the master of the senses will be very pleased with you.
PURPORT
The whole administrative system is arranged for the purpose of going back home, back to Godhead. Brahmā is the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Manu is the representative of Brahmā. Similarly, all other kings on different planets of the universe are represen-