496 Srimad-Bhagavatam {Canto 3, Ch. 13
pacifying the Lord by execution of the principles of the varnasrama
system.” (Visnu Purana 3.8.9)

Visnu worship is the ultimate aim of human life. Those who take the
license of married life for sense enjoyment must also take the responsibili-
ty to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, and the first
steppingstone is the varnasrama-dharma system. Varnasrama-dharma is the
systematic institution for advancing in worship of Visnu. However, if one
directly engages in the process of devotional service to the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead, it may not be necessary to undergo the disciplinary
system of varnasrama-dharma. The other sons of Brahma, the Kumaras,
directly engaged in devotional service, and thus they had no need to
execute the principles of varnasrama-dharma.

TEXT 12
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param Ssusrusanam mahyam
syat praja-raksaya nrpa
bhagavams te prajabhartur
hrsikeso ‘nutusyati

param-—the greatest; susrusanam— devotional service; mahyam—unto me;
syat—should be; praja—the living entities who are born in the material
world; raksaya—by saving them from being spoiled; nrpa—O King;
bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead; te—with you; praja-bhartuh—with
the protector of the living beings; hrsikesah—the Lord of the senses;
anutusyati—is satisfied.

TRANSLATION

O King, if you can give proper protection to the living beings in the
material world, that will be the best service for me. When the Supreme
Lord sees you to be a good protector of the conditioned souls, certainly
the master of the senses will be very pleased with you.

PURPORT

The whole administrative system is arranged for the purpose of going
back home, back to Godhead. Brahma is the representative of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, and Manu is the representative of Brahma.
Similarly, all other kings on different planets of the universe are represen-
