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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 4]
bhagavatā —by the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  ṛṣabheṇa —King  Ṛṣabha ;  parirakṣyamāṇe —being protected;  etasmin —on this;  varṣe —planet;  na —not;  kaścana —anyone;  puruṣaḥ —even a common man;  vāñchati —desires;  avidyamānam —not existing in reality;  iva —as if;  ātmanaḥ —for himself;  anyasmāt —from anyone else;  kathañcana —by any means;  kimapi —anything;  karhicit —at any time;  avekṣate —does care to see;  bhartari —toward the master;  anusavanam —always;  vijṛmbhita —expanding;  sneha-atiśayam —very great affection;  antareṇa —within one's self.
TRANSLATION
No one likes to possess anything that is like a will-o'-the-wisp or a flower in the sky, for everyone knows very well that such things do not exist. When Lord  Ṛṣabhadeva  ruled this planet of  Bhāratavarṣa , even common men did not want to ask for anything, at any time or by any means. No one ever asks for a will-o'-the-wisp. In other words, everyone was completely satisfied, and therefore there was no chance of anyone's asking for anything. The people were absorbed in great affection for the King. Since this affection was always expanding, they were not inclined to ask for anything.
PURPORT
In Bengal the word  ghoḍā-ḍimba  is used, which means "the egg of a horse." Since a horse never lays an egg, the word  ghoḍā-ḍimba  actually has no meaning. In Sanskrit there is a word  kha-puṣpa , which means "the flower in the sky." No flower grows in the sky; therefore no one is interested in asking for  kha-puṣpa  or  ghoḍā-ḍimba . During the reign of Mahārāja  Ṛṣabhadeva , people were so well equipped that they did not want to ask for anything. They were immensely supplied with all necessities for life due to King  Ṛṣabhadeva 's good government. Consequently everyone felt full satisfaction and did not want anything. This is the perfection of government. If the citizens are unhappy due to bad government, the heads of government are condemned. During these democratic days, monarchy is disliked by the people, but here is an example of how an emperor of the whole world kept all the citizens fully