912 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 17

Sri raja uvaca—the King said; na—not; te—your; gudakesa— Arjuna; yasah-
dharanam—of you who inherited the fame; baddhajvijaleh—one with folded
hands; vai—certainly; bhayam—fear; asti—there is; kificit—even a slight;
na—neither; vartitavyam—can be allowed to live; bhavata—by you;
kathaficana—by all means; ksetre—in the land; madiye—in my kingdom;
tvam— you; adharma-bandhuh-—the friend of irreligion.

TRANSLATION

The King thus said: We have inherited the fame of Arjuna; therefore
since you have surrendered yourself with folded hands you need not fear
for your life. But you cannot remain in my kingdom, for you are the friend
of irreligion.

PURPORT

The personality of Kali, who is the friend of all kinds of irreligiosities,
may be excused if he surrenders, but in all circumstances he cannot be
allowed to live as a citizen in any part of a welfare state. The Pandavas
were entrusted representatives of the Personality of Godhead Lord Krsna,
who practically brought into being the Battle of Kuruksetra, but not for
any personal interest. He wanted that an ideal King like Maharaja
Yudhisthira and his descendants like Maharaja Pariksit should rule the
world, and therefore a responsible king like Maharaja Paniksit cannot allow
the friend of irreligiosity to flourish in his kingdom at the cost of the good
fame of the Pandavas. That is the way of wiping out corruption in the state,
and not otherwise. The friends of irreligiosity should be banished from the
state, and that will save the state from corruption.

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SPINAL: |
atisgd = -Ahaavatiat
SA A ATT HOSA TAT URI

tvadm vartamanam nara-deva-dehesv
anupravrtto *yam adharma-pugah

lobho ’nrtam cauryam anaryam amho
jyestha ca maya kalahas ca dambhah
