Text 6] Praise of King Prthu by the Professional Reciters 645
the populace to perform Vedic sacrifices. In due course of time he will also
maintain this earthly planet by discharging proper rainfall.

PURPORT

The demigods in charge of the various departmental activities that main-
tain this world are but assistants to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
When an incarnation of Godhead descends on this planet, demigods like
the sun-god, the moon-god, or the King of heaven, Indra, all join Him.
Consequently the incarnation of Godhead is able to act for the depart-
mental demigods to keep the planetary systems in order. The protection of
the earthly planetis dependent on proper rainfall, and as stated in Bhagavad-
gita and other scriptures, sacrifices are performed to please those demigods
who are in charge of rainfall.

anndd bhavanti bhitani
parjanydd anna-sambhavah
yajnad bhavati parjanyo
yajfiah karma-samudbhavah
‘All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains.
Rains are produced by performance of yajfia [sacrifice] , and yajfa is born
of prescribed duties.” (Bg. 3.14)

Thus the proper execution of yajfia, sacrifice, is required. As indicated
herein, King Prthu alone would induce all the citizens to engage in such
sacrificial activities so that there would not be scarcity or distress. In Kali-
yuga, however, in the so-called secular state, the executive branch of govern-
ment is in the charge of so-called kings and presidents who are all fools and
rascals ignorant of the intricacies of nature’s causes and ignorant of the
principles of sacrifice. Such rascals simply make various plans, which always
fail, and the people subsequently suffer disturbances. To counteract this
situation, the sastras advise: harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam/
kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha. Thus in order to counter-
act this unfortunate situation in government, the general populace is advised
to chant the maha-mantra: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare
Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

TEXT 6
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