78 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 15

sah—that King Gaya; vai—indeed; sva-dharmena—by his own duty;
praja-pdlana—of protecting the subjects; posana—of maintaining
them; prinana—of making them happy in all respects; upalalana—of
treating them as sons; anusdsana—of sometimes chastising them for
their mistakes; laksanena—by the symptoms of a king; ijya-adina—by
performing the ritualistic ceremonies as recommended in the Vedas;
ca—also; bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu;
maha-puruse—the chief of all living entities; para-avare—the source of
all living entities, from the highest, Lord Brahma, to the lowest, like the
insignificant ants; brahmani—unto Parabrahman, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Vasudeva; sarva-atmanad—in all respects; arpita—
of being surrendered; parama-artha-laksanena—with spiritual
symptoms; brahma-vit—of self-realized, saintly devotees; carana-
anusevaya—by the service of the lotus feet; dpddita—achieved;
bhagavat-bhakti-yogena—by the practice of devotional service to the
Lord; ca—also; abhiksnasah—continuously; paribhavita—saturated;
ati-suddha-matih—whose completely pure consciousness (full realiza-
tion that the body and mind are separate from the soul); uparata-anat-
mye—wherein identification with material things was stopped; at-
mani—in his own self; svayam—personally; upalabhyamana—being
realized; brahma-dtma-anubhavah—perception of his own position as
the Supreme Spirit; api—although; nirabhimaénah—without false
prestige; eva—in this way; avanim—the whole world; ajigupat—ruled
strictly according to the Vedic principles.

TRANSLATION

King Gaya gave full protection and security to the citizens so
that their personal property would not be disturbed by undesir-
able elements. He also saw that there was sufficient food to feed all
the citizens. [This is called posana.] He would sometimes distribute
gifts to the citizens to satisfy them. [This is called prinana.] He
would sometimes call meetings and satisfy the citizens with sweet
words. [This is called upalalana.] He would also give them good in-
structions on how to become first-class citizens. [This is called
anuSasana.] Such were the characteristics of King Gaya’s royal
order. Besides all this, King Gaya was a householder who strictly
