502 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 12

mountains, the cities or the sky, he sees only his worshipable Supreme
Personality of Godhead in everything, because everything is resting in Him
only. This is the vision of the mahd-bhagavata. In summary, a maha-
bhagavata, a highly elevated pure devotee, sees the Lord everywhere as
well as within the heart of everyone. This is possible for devotees who have
developed elevated devotional service to the Lord. As stated in the Brahma-
samhita, premafjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena: only those who have
smeared their eyes with the ointment of love of Godhead can see every-
where the Supreme Lord face to face; it is not possible by imagination or
so-called meditation (Bs. 5.38).

TEXT 12
aad Heard ad caraoy |
Ta wadat AAT at sa: Nee

tam evam sila-sampannam
brahmanyam dina-vatsalam
goptaram dharma-setunarm
menire pitaram prajah
tam—him; evam—thus; sila—with godly qualities; sampannam—endowed;
brahmanyam-—respectful to the brahmanas; dina—to the poor; vatsalam—
kind; goptaram—protector ; dharma-se tinam—of religious principles; menire
—thought; pitaram—father; prajah—the citizens.

TRANSLATION

Dhruva Maharaja was endowed with all the godly qualities; he was very
respectful to the devotees of the Supreme Lord and very kind to the poor
and innocent, and he protected religious principles. With all these qualifi-
cations, he was considered to be the direct father of all the citizens.

PURPORT

The personal qualities of Dhruva Maharaja described herein are the
exemplary qualities of a saintly king. Not only a king but also the leaders
of a modern democratic or impersonal government must be qualified with
all these godly characteristics. Then the citizens of the state can be happy.
It is clearly stated here that the citizens thought of Dhruva Maharaja as
their father; as a child, depending on the able father, is completely satis-
fied, so the citizens of the state, being protected by the state or the king,
should remain satisfied in every respect. At the present moment, however,
