750 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 19

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Prthu, who was celebrated as very powerful, immediately took
up his bow and arrows and prepared to kill Indra himself, because Indra
introduced such irregular sannyasa orders.

PURPORT

It is the duty of the king not to tolerate any introduction of any irreligious
systems. Since King Prthu was an incarnation of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, certainly his duty was to cut down all kinds of irreligious
systems. Following in his footsteps, all heads of state should themselves be
bona fide representatives of God and should cut down all irreligious sys-
tems. Unfortunately they are cowards who declare a secular state. Such
a mentality is a way of compromising religious and irreligious systems,
but because of this citizens are generally becoming uninterested in spiritual
advancement. Thus the situation deteriorates to such an extent that human
society becomes hellish.

TEXT 27

wakas: § « amaafratad

frara | geheqaaizay |
framarravet «= aaa
T ISTASATATS: TAHA (21

tam rtvijah sakra-vadhabhisandhitam
vicaksya duspreksyam asahya-ramhasam
nivarayam asur aho maha-mate
na yujyate ‘tranya-vadhah pracoditat

tam—King Prthu; rtvijah—the priests; sakra-vadha—killing the King of
heaven; abhisandhitam—thus preparing himself; vicaksya—having observed;
duspreksyam—terrible to look at; asahya—unbearable; ramhasam—whose
velocity; nivarayam adsuh—they forbade; aho—oh; mahd-mate—O great soul;
na—not; yujyate—is worthy for you; atra—in this sacrificial arena; anya—
others; vadhah—killing; pracoditat—from being so directed in the scriptures.

TRANSLATION

When the priests and all the others saw Maharaja Prthu very angry and
prepared to kill Indra, they requested him: O great soul, do not kill him,
