Text 43] Maharaja Pariksit Cursed by a Brahmana Boy 975

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AUTAMSATSAT AMT MERA

alaksyamane nara-deva-namni
rathanga-panav ayam ariga lokah

tada hi caura-pracuro vinanksyaty
araksyamano vivaruthavat ksanat

alaksyamane—being abolished; nara-deva—monarchical; namni—of the
name; ratha-anga-panau—the representative of the Lord; ayam—this;
anga—O my boy; lokah—this world; tada hi—at once; caura—thieves;
pracurah—too much; vinanksyati—vanquishes; araksyamanah—being pro-
tected; avivaruthavat—like lambs; ksanat—at once.

TRANSLATION

My dear boy, the Lord, who carries the wheel of a chariot, is represented
by the monarchical regime, and when this regime is abolished the whole
world becomes filled with thieves, who then at once vanquish the
unprotected subjects like scattered lambs.

PURPORT

According to Srimad-Bhdgavatam the monarchical regime represents the
Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead. The king is said to be the
representative of the Absolute Personality of Godhead because he is trained
to acquire the qualities of God to protect the living beings. The Battle of
Kuruksetra was planned by the Lord to establish the real representative of
the Lord, Maharaja Yudhisthira. An ideal king thoroughly trained by
culture and devotional service with the martial spirit makes a perfect king.
Such a personal monarchy is far better than the so-called democracy of no
training and responsibility. The thieves and rogues of modern democracy
seek election by malrepresentation of votes, and the successful rogues and
thieves devour the mass of population. One trained monarch is far better
than hundreds of useless ministerial rogues, and it is hinted herein that by
abolition of a monarchical regime like that of Maharaja Pariksit, the mass
of people become open to many attacks of the age of Kali. They are never
happy in an overly advertised form of democracy. The result of such a
kingless administration is described in the following verses.
