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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 21]
and philosophers, makes life a risky situation in which human beings do not know whether they are making progress in life. According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, they are simply progressing to the darkest region of material existence.  Adānta-gobhir viśatām tamisram  ( Bhāg.  7.5.30). The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement has therefore been started to give philosophers, scientists and people in general the proper knowledge about the destiny of life. Everyone should take advantage of this movement and learn the real goal of life.
TEXT 24
य उद्धरेत्करं राजा प्रजा धर्मेष्वशिक्षयन् । 
    प्रजानां शमलं भुङ्क्ते भगं च स्वं जहाति सः ॥२४॥
ya uddharet karam rājā 
    prajā dharmeṣu aśikṣayan 
    prajānām śamalam bhuṅkte 
    bhagam ca svam jahāti saḥ
yaḥ —anyone (king or governor);  uddharet —exact;  karam —taxes;  rājā —king;  prajāḥ —the citizens;  dharmeṣu —in executing their respective duties;  aśikṣayan —without teaching them how to execute their respective duties;  prajānām —of the citizens;  śamalam —impious;  bhuṅkte —enjoys;  bhagam —fortune;  ca —also;  svam —own;  jahāti —gives up;  saḥ —that king.
TRANSLATION
Any king who does not teach his citizens about their respective duties in terms of  varṇa  and  āśrama  but who simply exacts tolls and taxes from them is liable to suffer for the impious activities which have been performed by the citizens. In addition to such degradation, the king also loses his own fortune.
PURPORT
A king, governor or president should not take the opportunity to occupy his post without also discharging his duty. He must teach the people within the state how to observe the divisions of  varṇa  and  āśrama . If a king neglects to give such instructions and is simply satisfied with levying taxes, then those who share in the collection—namely, all the government servants and the head of the state—are liable to share in the impious activities of the general masses. The laws of nature are very subtle. For example, if one eats in a place which is very sinful, he shares in the resultant reaction of the sinful activities performed there. (It is a Vedic