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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 21]
help the conditioned soul both ways. Therefore He has been mentioned herein as  gurum . It appears, however, that in the time of Mahārāja Pṛthu all the people on the surface of the globe were his subjects. Most of them—in fact, almost all of them—were engaged in devotional service. Therefore he thanked them in a humble way for engaging in devotional service and thus bestowing their mercy upon him. In other words, in a state where the citizens and the head of state are engaged in devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they help one another and are mutually benefited.
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मा जातु तेजः प्रभवेन्महर्द्धिभि-
स्तितिक्षया तपसा विधया च ।
देदीप्यमानेऽजितदेवतानां
कुले स्वयं राजकुलाद् द्विजानाम् ॥३७॥
mā jātu tejaḥ prabhaven maharddhibhis
titikṣayā tapasā vidyayā ca
dedīpyamāne 'jita-devatānām
kule svayam rāja-kulād dvijānām
mā —never do it;  jātu —at any time;  tejaḥ —supreme power;  prabhavet —exhibit;  mahā —great;  ṛddhibhiḥ —by opulence;  titikṣayā —by tolerance;  tapasā —penance;  vidyayā —by education;  ca —also;  dedīpyamāne —upon those who are already glorified;  ajita-devatānām —Vaiṣṇavas, or the devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  kule —in the society;  svayam —personally;  rāja-kulāt —greater than the royal family;  dvijānām —of the  brāhmaṇas .
TRANSLATION
The  brāhmaṇas  and  Vaiṣṇavas  are personally glorified by their characteristic powers of tolerance, penance, knowledge and education. By dint of all these spiritual assets,  Vaiṣṇavas  are more powerful than royalty. It is therefore advised that the princely order not exhibit its material prowess before these two communities and should avoid offending them.
PURPORT
Pṛthu Mahārāja has explained in the previous verse the importance of devotional service for both the rulers and the citizens of the state. Now he explains how one can be steadily fixed in devotional service. Śrī