Text 6] Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters
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the populace to perform Vedic sacrifices. In due course of time he will also maintain this earthly planet by discharging proper rainfall.
PURPORT
The demigods in charge of the various departmental activities that maintain this world are but assistants to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When an incarnation of Godhead descends on this planet, demigods like the sun-god, the moon-god, or the King of heaven, Indra, all join Him. Consequently the incarnation of Godhead is able to act for the departmental demigods to keep the planetary systems in order. The protection of the earthly planet is dependent on proper rainfall, and as stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  and other scriptures, sacrifices are performed to please those demigods who are in charge of rainfall.
annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
“All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of  yajña  [sacrifice], and  yajña  is born of prescribed duties.” (Bg. 3.14)
Thus the proper execution of  yajña , sacrifice, is required. As indicated herein, King Pṛthu alone would induce all the citizens to engage in such sacrificial activities so that there would not be scarcity or distress. In Kali-yuga, however, in the so-called secular state, the executive branch of government is in the charge of so-called kings and presidents who are all fools and rascals ignorant of the intricacies of nature’s causes and ignorant of the principles of sacrifice. Such rascals simply make various plans, which always fail, and the people subsequently suffer disturbances. To counteract this situation, the  śāstras  advise:  harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam/kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā . Thus in order to counteract this unfortunate situation in government, the general populace is advised to chant the  mahā-mantra : Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
TEXT 6
वसु काल उपादत्ते काले चायं विमुञ्चति । समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु प्रतपन् सूर्यवद्विभुः ॥ ६ ॥