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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 14]
TRANSLATION
Those who live according to religious principles and who follow them by words, mind, body and intelligence, are elevated to the heavenly kingdom, which is devoid of all miseries. Being thus rid of the material influence, they achieve unlimited happiness in life.
PURPORT
The saintly sages herein instruct that the king or head of government should set an example by living a religious life. As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā , religion means worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should not simply make a show of religious life, but one should perform devotional service perfectly with words, mind, body and good intelligence. By doing so, not only will the king or government head rid himself of the contamination of the material modes of nature, but the general public will also, and they will all become gradually elevated to the kingdom of God and go back home, back to Godhead. The instructions given herein serve as a summary of how the head of government should execute his ruling power and thus attain happiness not only in this life but also in the life after death.
TEXT 16
स ते मा विनशेद्वीर प्रजानां क्षेमलक्षणः। यस्मिन् विनष्टे नृपतिरेषर्यादवरोद्धति ॥१६॥
sa te mā vinaśed vīra prajānāṁ kṣema-lakṣaṇaḥ yasmin vinaṣṭe nṛpatir aiśvaryād avarohati
saḥ —that spiritual life;  te —by you;  mā —don't;  vinaśet —let it be spoiled;  vīra —● hero;  prajānām —of the people;  kṣema-lakṣaṇaḥ —the cause of prosperity;  yasmin —which;  vinaṣṭe —being spoiled;  nṛpatiḥ —the king;  aiśvaryāt —from opulence;  avarohati —falls down.
TRANSLATION
The sages continued: O great hero, for this reason you should not be the cause of spoiling the spiritual life of the general populace. If their spiritual life is spoiled because of your activities, you will certainly fall down from your opulent and royal position.