12 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 14
asid raja sarvabhaumah
Siirasenesu vai nrpa
citraketur iti khydto
yasyasit kamadhun mahi
asit—there was; rdja—one king; sarva-bhaumah—an emperor of the
entire surface of the globe; Siéirasenesu—in the country known as
Sirasena; vai—indeed; nrpa—O King; citraketuh—Citraketu; iti—
thus; khyatah—celebrated; yasya—of whom; dsit—was; kama-dhuk—
supplying all the necessities; mahi—the earth.
TRANSLATION
O King Pariksit, in the province of Sarasena there was a king
named Citraketu, who ruled the entire earth. During his reign, the
earth produced all the necessities for life.
PURPORT
Here the most significant statement is that the earth completely pro-
duced all the necessities of life during the time of King Citraketu. As
stated in the [sopanisad (Mantra 1):
isdvasyam idam sarvarn
yat kifica jagatyam jagat
tena tyaktena bhunjitha
ma grdhah kasya svid dhanam
“Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is con-
trolled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those
things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one
should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.”
Krsna, the supreme controller, has created the material world, which is
completely perfect and free from scarcity. The Lord supplies the
necessities of all living entities. These necessities come from the earth,
and thus the earth is the source of supply. When there is a good ruler,
that source produces the necessities of life abundantly. However, when
there is not such a good ruler, there will be scarcity. This is the signifi-
cance of the word kdmadhuk. Elsewhere in Srimad-Bhagavatam
