594 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 14

TRANSLATION

Those who live according to religious principles and who follow them by
words, mind, body and intelligence, are elevated to the heavenly kingdom,
which is devoid of all miseries. Being thus rid of the material influence,
they achieve unlimited happiness in life.

PURPORT

The saintly sages herein instruct that the king or head of government
should set an example by living a religious life. As stated in Bhagavad-gita,
religion means worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One
should not simply make a show of religious life, but one should perform
devotional service perfectly with words, mind, body and good intelligence.
By doing so, not only will the king or government head rid himself of the
contamination of the material modes of nature, but the general public will
also, and they will all become gradually elevated to the kingdom of God
and go back home, back to Godhead. The instructions given herein serve as
a summary of how the head of government should execute his ruling power
and thus attain happiness not only in this life but also in the life after
death.

TEXT 16

aaa fea saat saeq: |
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sa te md vinased vira
prajanarn ksema-laksanah

yasmin vinaste nrpatir
aisvarydd avarohati

sah—that spiritual life; te—by you; ma—don’t; vinaset—let it be spoiled;
vira—® hero; prajandm—of the people; ksema-laksanah—the cause of pros-
perity; yasmin—which, vinaste—being spoiled; nrpatih—the king; aisvaryat—
from opulence; avarohati—falls down.

TRANSLATION

The sages continued: O great hero, for this reason you should not be
the cause of spoiling the spiritual life of the general populace. If their
spiritual life is spoiled because of your activities, you will certainly fall
down from your opulent and royal position.
