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given protection. The human society should recognize the importance of
the cow and the bull and thus give all protection to these important
animals, following in the footsteps of Maharaja Pariksit. By protecting the
cow and brahminical culture, the Lord, who is very kind to the cow and
the brahmanas (go-brahmano-hitaya), will be pleased with us and will
bestow upon us real peace.

TEXTS 10-11

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yasya rastre prajah sarvas
trasyante sadhvy asadhubhih
tasya mattasya nasyanti
kirtir ayur bhago gatih

hy artanam arti-nigrahah
ata enam vadhisyami
bhuta-druham asattamam

yasya—one whose; rastre—in the state; prajah—living beings; sarvah—one
and all; trasyante—are terrified; sadhvi—O chaste one; asadhubhih—by the
miscreants; tasya—his; mattasya—of the illusioned; nasyanti— vanishes;
kirtih—fame; ayuh—duration of life; bhagah—fortune; gatih- good rebirth;
esa—these are; rajiiam—of the kings; parah—superior; dharmah—occupa-
tion; hi—certainly; artanam—of the sufferers; arti—sufferings; nigrahah—
subdual; atah—therefore; enam—this man; vadhisyami—I shall kill; bhuta-
druham—revolter against other living beings; asattamam—the most
wretched.

TRANSLATION

O chaste one, the king’s good name, duration of life and good rebirth
vanish when all kinds of living beings are terrified by miscreants in his
kingdom. It is certainly the prime duty of the king to subdue first the
