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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 4, Ch. 12 ]
mountains, the cities or the sky, he sees only his worshipable Supreme Personality of Godhead in everything, because everything is resting in Him only. This is the vision of the  mahā-bhāgavata . In summary, a  mahā-bhāgavata , a highly elevated pure devotee, sees the Lord everywhere as well as within the heart of everyone. This is possible for devotees who have developed elevated devotional service to the Lord. As stated in the  Brahma-samhitā ,  premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena : only those who have smeared their eyes with the ointment of love of Godhead can see everywhere the Supreme Lord face to face; it is not possible by imagination or so-called meditation (Bs. 5.38).
TEXT 12
तमेवं शीलसम्पन्नं ब्रह्मण्यं दीनवत्सत्प्रम् । गोप्तारं धर्मसेतूनां मेनिरे पितरं प्रजाः ॥१२॥
tam evam śīla-sampannam brahmaṇyam dīna-vatsalam goptāram dharma-setūnām menire pitaram prajāḥ
tam—him; evam—thus; śīla—with godly qualities; sampannam—endowed; brahmaṇyam—respectful to the brāhmaṇas; dīna—to the poor; vatsalam—kind; goptāram—protector; dharma-setūnām—of religious principles; menire—thought; pitaram—father; prajāḥ—the citizens.
TRANSLATION
Dhruva Mahārāja was endowed with all the godly qualities; he was very respectful to the devotees of the Supreme Lord and very kind to the poor and innocent, and he protected religious principles. With all these qualifications, he was considered to be the direct father of all the citizens.
PURPORT
The personal qualities of Dhruva Mahārāja described herein are the exemplary qualities of a saintly king. Not only a king but also the leaders of a modern democratic or impersonal government must be qualified with all these godly characteristics. Then the citizens of the state can be happy. It is clearly stated here that the citizens thought of Dhruva Mahārāja as their father; as a child, depending on the able father, is completely satisfied, so the citizens of the state, being protected by the state or the king, should remain satisfied in every respect. At the present moment, however,