Text 27] Instructions by Maharaja Prthu 841

Maharaja has already explained that the chief duty of the government is to
see that everyone executes his respective duty and is elevated to the plat-
form of Krsna consciousness. The government should be so conducted that
automatically one is elevated to Krsna consciousness. King Prthu there-
fore wanted his citizens to cooperate fully with him, for if they assented,
they would enjoy the same profit as him after death. If Prthu Maharaja,
as a perfect king, were elevated to the heavenly planets, the citizens who
cooperated by approving of his methods would also be elevated with him.
Since the Krsna consciousness movement which is going on at the present
moment is genuine, perfect and authorized and is following in the
footsteps of Prthu Maharaja, anyone who cooperates with this movement
or accepts its principles will get the same result as the workers who are
actively propagating Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 27

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RGA F SEAed STATA: HAGA Ill

asti yajiiapatir nama
kesaficid arha-sattamah
thamutra ca laksyante
Jyotsnavatyah kvacid bhuvah

asti—there must be; yajfia-pati—the enjoyer of all sacrifices; nama—of
the name; kesafcit—in the opinion of some; arha-sattamah—O most
respectable; tha~in this material world; amutra—after death; ca—also;
laksyante—it is visible; jyotsnavatyah—powerful, beautiful; kvacit—some-
where; bhuvah—bodies.

TRANSLATION

My dear respectable ladies and gentlemen, according to the authorita-
tive statements of sastra, there must be a supreme authority who is able to
award the respective benefits of our present activities. Otherwise, why
should there be persons who are unusually beautiful and powerful both in
this life and in the life after death?

PURPORT

Prthu Maharaja’s sole aim in ruling his kingdom was to raise the citizens
to the standard of God consciousness. Since there was a great assembly in
the arena of sacrifice, there were different types of men present, but he
was especially interested in speaking to those who were not atheists. It has
