908 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 17
Socati—lamenting; asru-kala—-with tears in the eyes; sadhvi—the chaste;
durbhaga—as if the most unfortunate; iva—like; ujjhita— forlorn; sati— being
so done; abrahmanyah—devoid of brahminical culture; nrpa-vyajah—posed
as the ruler; sudrah—lower class; bhoksyanti— would enjoy; mam—me; iti—
thus.
TRANSLATION
Now she, the chaste one, being unfortunately forsaken, as it were,
by the Personality of Godhead, laments her future with tears in her eyes,
for now she is being ruled and enjoyed by lower class men who pose as
rulers.
PURPORT
The ksatriya, or the man who is qualified to protect the sufferers, is
meant to rule the state. Untrained lower class men, or men without
ambition to protect the sufferers, cannot be placed on the seat of an
administrator. Unfortunately, in the age of Kali the lower class men,
without training, occupy the post of a ruler by strength of popular
votes, and instead of protecting the sufferers, such men create a situation
quite intolerable for everyone. Such rulers illegally gratify themselves at
the cost of all comforts of the citizens, and thus the chaste mother earth
cries to see the pitiable condition of her sons, both men and animals. That
is the future of the world in the age of Kali when irreligiosity prevails
most prominently. And in the absence of a suitable king to curb irreligious
tendencies, educating the people systematically in the teaching of Srimad-
Bhagavatam will clear up the hazy atmosphere of corruption, bribery,
blackmailing, etc.
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SN e ig
PRINS AR HVAT Rc
iti dharmam mahim caiva
santvayitva maha-rathah
nisatam adade khangam
kalaye ‘dharma-hetave
iti—thus; dharmam-—the personality of religion; mahtm—the earth; ca—
also; eva—as; santvayitva—after pacifying; maha-rathah—the general who
