160 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 4

bhagavata—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rsabhena—
King Rsabha; pariraksyamane—being protected; etasmin—on this;
varse—planet; na—not; kascana—anyone; purusah—even a common
man; vatichati—desires; avidyamanam—not existing in reality; iva—as
if; dtmanah—for himself; anyasmat—from anyone else; kathaticana —
by any means; kimapi—anything; karhicit—at any time; aveksate—
does care to see; bhartari—toward the master; anusavanam—always;
vyrmbhita—expanding; sneha-atisayam—very great affection; an-
tarena—within one’s self.

TRANSLATION

No one likes to possess anything that is like a will-o’-the-wisp or
a flower in the sky, for everyone knows very well that such things
do not exist. When Lord Rsabhadeva ruled this planet of Bharata-
varsa, even common men did not want to ask for anything, at any
time or by any means. No one ever asks for a will-o’-the-wisp. In
other words, everyone was completely satisfied, and therefore
there was no chance of anyone’s asking for anything. The people
were absorbed in great affection for the King. Since this affection
was always expanding, they were not inclined to ask for anything.

PURPORT

In Bengal the word ghodd-dimba is used, which means “‘the egg of a
horse.”’ Since a horse never lays an egg, the word ghoda-dimba actually
has no meaning. In Sanskrit there is a word kha-puspa, which means
“the flower in the sky.’’ No flower grows in the sky; therefore no one is
interested in asking for kha-puspa or ghodd-dimba. During the reign of
Maharaja Rsabhadeva, people were so well equipped that they did not
want to ask for anything. They were immensely supplied with all
necessities for life due to King Rsabhadeva’s good government. Conse-
quently everyone felt full satisfaction and did not want anything. This is
the perfection of government. If the citizens are unhappy due to bad
government, the heads of government are condemned. During these
democratic days, monarchy is disliked by the people, but here is an ex-
ample of how an emperor of the whole world kept all the citizens fully
