674 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 4, Ch. 17

of state would then give protection to the citizens. The ksatriyas would
take charge of protecting the people in general, and under the protection of
the ksatriyas, the vaisyas would protect the cows, produce food grains and
distribute them. Sddras, the working class, would help the higher three
classes by manual labor. This is the perfect social system.

TEXTS 10-11

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vayar raja jatharenabhitapta
yathagnina kotara-sthena urksah

ludm adya yalah saranam saranyari
yah sadhito urtti-karah patir nah

tan no bhavan ihatu ratave ‘nnari
ksudharditanam nara-deva-deva
yavan na nanksyamaha ujjhitorja
varla-palis tvarn kila loka-palah

vayam—we; rajan—QO King; jatharena—by the fire of hunger; abhitaptah—
very much aggrieved; yatha—just as; agnind—by the fire; kofara-sthena—in
the hollow of a tree; urksah—trees; tuam—unto you; adya—today; yalah—
we have come; saranam—shelter; saranyam—worth taking shelter of; yah—
who; sddhitah—appointed; urtti-karah—one who gives employment; palih—
master; nah—our; lal—therefore; nah—to us; bhavan— Your Majesty ; thatu—
please try; rdlave—to give; annam—food grains; ksudha—with hunger;
arditandm—suffering; nara-deva-deva—O supreme master of all kings; yavat
na—lest; nanksyamahe—we will perish; ujjhita—being bereft of; irjah—food
grains; varla—of occupational engagements; patih—bestower; luam—you;
kila—indeed; loka-palah—the protector of the citizens.
