840 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 2]
and he was also very anxious to teach them how to become Krsna con-
scious. A summary of Krsna consciousness is given in Bhagavad-gita:
yat karosi yad asnasi
yaj juhosi dadasi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya
tat kurusva mad-arpanam
“Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you give in charily and
whatever penances you undergo should be done in Krsna consciousness or
for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” (Bg. 9.27)
If all the people of the state, including the government servants, are
taught the techniques of spiritual life, then although everyone is liable to
be punished in different ways by the stringent laws of material nature,
they will not be implicated.
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TW aaeed frataratsqen: |
Ha TAM ASH TCT THT (REI
yuyam tad anumodadhvam
pitr-devarsayo ’malah
kartuh sastur anujiatus
tulyam yat pretya tat-phalam
yuyam—all you respectable persons who are present here; tat—that;
anumodadhvam—kindly approve of my proposal; pitr—persons coming
from Pitrloka; deva—persons coming from the heavenly planets; rsayah—
great sages and saintly persons; amalah—those who are cleansed of all sin-
ful activities; kartuh—the performer; sastuh—the order-giver; anujriatuh—
of the supporter: tulyam—equal; yat—which; pretya—after death; tat—
that; phalam—result.
TRANSLATION
I request all the pure-hearted demigods, forefathers and saintly persons
to support my proposal because after death the result of an action is
equally shared by its doer, its director and its supporter.
PURPORT
The government of Prthu Maharaja was perfect because it was admin-
istered exactly according to the orders of the Vedic injunctions. Prthu
