92 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 2
cannot properly judge who is to be punished and who is not. It is said that
in the Kali-yuga if one cannot spend money in court, one cannot get
justice. Indeed, in courts of justice it is often found that magistrates are
bribed for favorable judgments. Sometimes religious men who preach
the Krsna consciousness movement for the benefit of the entire populace
are arrested and harassed by the police and courts. The Visnuditas, who
are Vaisnavas, lamented for these very regrettable facts. Because of their
spiritual compassion for all the fallen souls, Vaisnavas go out to preach
according to the standard method of all religious principles, but unfor-
tunately, because of the influence of Kali-yuga, Vaisnavas who have
dedicated their lives to preaching the glories of the Lord are sometimes
harassed and punished by courts on false charges of disturbing the peace.
TEXT 3
mart FATS ARATE: TAT TAT: |
afe ardg aaet a area at eT: UN I
prajdndm pitaro ye ca
Sdstarah sadhavah samah
yadi syat tesu vaisamyam
kam yanti Saranam prajah

prajaném—of the citizens; pitarah—protectors, guardians (kings or
government servants); ye—they who; ca—and; sdstdrah—give instruc-
tions concerning law and order; séddhavah—endowed with all good
qualities; samah—equal to everyone; yadi—if; syét—there is; tesu—
among them; vaisamyam—partiality; kam—what; yanti—will go to;
Saranam—shelter; prajéh—the citizens.

TRANSLATION

A king or governmental official should be so well qualified that
he acts as a father, maintainer and protector of the citizens because
of affection and love. He should give the citizens good advice and
instructions according to the standard scriptures and should be
equal to everyone. Yamaraja does this, for he is the supreme
master of justice, and so do those who follow in his footsteps.
