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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 14]
they advised the kings of every planet to rule the people with that ultimate goal of life in mind. The great sages used to advise the head of the state, or the king, and he used to rule the populace in accordance with their instruction. After the disappearance of King Aṅga, there was no one to follow the instructions of the great sages. Consequently all the citizens became unruly, so much so that they could be compared to animals. As described in  Bhagavad-gītā  (Bg. 4.13), human society must be divided into four orders according to quality and work. In every society there must be an intelligent class, administrative class, productive class and worker class. In modern democracy these scientific divisions are turned topsy-turvy, and by vote  śūdras , or workers, are chosen for administrative posts. Having no knowledge of the ultimate goal of life, such persons whimsically enact laws without knowledge of life's purpose. The result is that no one is happy.
TEXT 2
वीरमातरमाहूय सुनीथां ब्रह्मवादिनः । प्रकृत्यसम्मतं वेनमभ्यषिञ्चन् पतिं भुवः ॥ २ ॥
vīra-mātaram āhūya sunīthām brahma-vādinaḥ prakṛty-asammatam venam abhyaṣiñcan patim bhuvaḥ
vīra—of Vena; mātaram—mother; āhūya—calling; sunīthām—of the name Sunīthā; brahma-vādinaḥ—the great sages learned in the Vedas; prakṛti—by the ministers; asammatam—not approved of; venam—Vena; abhyaṣiñcan—enthroned; patim—the master; bhuvaḥ—of the world.
TRANSLATION
The great sages then called for the Queen Mother, Sunīthā, and with her permission they installed Vena on the throne as master of the world. All the ministers, however, disagreed with this.
TEXT 3
भ्रुत्वा नृपासनगतं वेनमत्युग्रशासनम् । निलिल्युर्दस्यवः सद्यः सर्पत्रस्ता इवाखवः ॥ ३ ॥
śrutvā nṛpāsana-gatam venam aty-ugra-śāsanam nililyur dasyavaḥ sadyaḥ sarpa-trastā ivākhavaḥ