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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 14]
āsīd rājā sārvabhaumaḥ śūraseneṣu vai nṛpa citraketur iti khyāto yasyāsīt kāmadhuṅ mahī
āsīt—there was; rājā—one king; sārva-bhaumaḥ—an emperor of the entire surface of the globe; śūraseneṣu—in the country known as Śūrasena; vai—indeed; nṛpa—O King; citraketuḥ—Citraketu; iti—thus; khyātaḥ—celebrated; yasya—of whom; āsīt—was; kāma-dhuk—supplying all the necessities; mahī—the earth.
TRANSLATION
O King Parīkṣit, in the province of Śūrasena there was a king named Citraketu, who ruled the entire earth. During his reign, the earth produced all the necessities for life.
PURPORT
Here the most significant statement is that the earth completely produced all the necessities of life during the time of King Citraketu. As stated in the  Īśopaniṣad  (Mantra 1):
īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam
“Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.” Kṛṣṇa, the supreme controller, has created the material world, which is completely perfect and free from scarcity. The Lord supplies the necessities of all living entities. These necessities come from the earth, and thus the earth is the source of supply. When there is a good ruler, that source produces the necessities of life abundantly. However, when there is not such a good ruler, there will be scarcity. This is the significance of the word  kāmadhuk . Elsewhere in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam