Text 5] Punishment and Reward of Kali 883
TRANSLATION
Maharaja Pariksit, well equipped with arrows and bow and seated on a
gold embossed chariot, spoke to him [the Sidra] with a deep voice sound-
ing like thunder.
PURPORT
An administrative head or king like Maharaja Pariksit, with full majestic
authority, well equipped with weapons to chastise miscreants, can challenge
the agents of the age of Kali. Then only will it be possible to counteract
the degraded age. And in the absence of such strong executive heads, there
is always disruption of tranquility. The elécted show bottle executive head,
as representative of a degraded public, cannot be equal with a strong king
like Maharaja Pariksit. The dress or style of royal order does not count. It
is one’s actions which are counted.
TEXT 5
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Wee SUT TH THTLAIS Ta |
ameashY FI aaceorfa: 14 UI
kas tvam mac-charane loke
balad-dhamsy-abalan bali
naradevo ’si vesena
natavat-karmanadvijah
kah—who are; tvam—you; mat—my; sarane—under protection; loke—in
this world; balat—by force; hamsi—killing; abalan—those who are helpless;
bali—although full of strength; nara-devah—man-god; asi—appear to be;
vesena—by your dress; natavat—like a theatrical player;karmana— by deeds;
advijah—a man not twice-born by culture.
TRANSLATION
O who are you? You appear to be strong, and yet you dare kill,
within my protection, those who are helpless? By your dress you pose
yourself to be a godly man [king], but by your deeds you are opposing
the principles of the twice-born ksatriyas.
