108 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 3

tioned souls to revive their eternal relationship with the Lord and thus go
back to Godhead, back home. The whole system of the material world
is arranged with that program and plan. Anyone who violates the plan is
punished by the law of nature, which is acting by the direction of the
Supreme Lord. Maharaja Yudhisthira was installed on the throne of the
earth as a representative of the Lord. The king is always expected to be
the representative of the Lord. Perfect monarchy necessitates representa-
tion of the supreme will of the Lord, and Maharaja Yudhisthira was the
ideal monarch on this supreme principle. Both the King and the subjects
were happy in the discharge of worldly duties, and thus protection of the
citizens and enjoyment of natural life, with full cooperation of material
nature, followed in the reign of Maharaja Yudhisthira and his worthy
descendants like Maharaja Pariksit.

TEXT 19

araratt | eae areae Ta: |
aad fay sea: APE TTETT: 12.8

bhagavan api visvatma
loka-veda-pathanugah

kaman siseve dvarvatyam
asaktah sankhyam asthitah

bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead; api—also; visva-atma—the Super-
soul of the universe; loka—custom; veda—the Vedic principles; patha-
anugah—follower of the path; kaman—the necessities of life; siseve—
enjoyed; dvarvatyam—in the city of Dvaraka; asaktah—without being
attached; sankhyam—knowledge in Sankhya philosophy; asthitah—being
situated.

TRANSLATION

Simultaneously, the Personality of Godhead enjoyed life in the city of
Dvaraka, strictly in conformity with the Vedic customs of society. He was
situated in detachment and knowledge, as enunciated by the Sankhya
system of philosophy.

PURPORT

While Maharaja Yudhisthira was the Emperor of the earth, Lord Sri
Krsna was the King of Dvaraka and was known as Dvarakadhisa. Like
other subordinate kings, He was under the regime of Maharaja Yudhisthira.
