1030 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 24

TEXT 6

Tat Fx RITA SASHSTTEMT |
wat dasa faa zi

rajntiam urttim karadana-
danda-sulkadi-darunam

manyamano dirgha-sattra-
vydjena visasarja ha

rajiam—of the kings; urttim—source of livelihood; kara—taxes; adana—
realization; danda— punishment; sulka—fines;adi—etc.;darunam— which are
very severe; manyamanah-— thinking like that; dirgha— long; sattra—sacrifice;
vydjena—on the plea; visasarja~ gave up; ha—in the past.

TRANSLATION

Whenever Antardhana, the supreme royal power, had to exact taxes,
punish his citizens, and fine them severely, he was not willing to do so.
Consequently he retired from the execution of such duties and engaged
himself in the performance of different sacrifices.

PURPORT

It is clear herein that the king sometimes has to perform duties which
are not very desirable just because he is the king. Similarly, Arjuna was
not at all willing to fight because fighting or killing one’s own kinsmen
and family members is not at all desirable. Nonetheless the ksatriyas had
to perform such undesirable actions as a matter of duty. Maharaja
Antardhana was not very happy while exacting taxes or punishing the
citizens for their criminal activities; therefore, on the plea of performing
sacrifices, he retired from the royal majestic power at a very early age.

TEXT 7

way ga Get TARAMATAeS |
TAPIA FAS AAT II 9 ll

tatrapi hamsam purusam
paramatmanam atma-drk

yajams tal-lokatam apa
kusalena samadhina
