18 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 14

When the seven properties of material nature [the total material
energy, the ego and the five objects of sense gratification] are in
proper order, the living entity within the material elements is
happy. Without these seven elements one cannot exist. Similarly, a
king is always protected by seven elements—his instructor (svami
or guru), his ministers, his kingdom, his fort, his treasury, his
royal order and his friends.

PURPORT
As it is quoted by Sridhara Svami in his Bhaégavatam commentary:

svdmy-amatyau janapada
durga-dravina-saficayah

dando mitram ca tasyaitah
sapta-prakrtayo matah

A king is not alone. He first has his spiritual master, the supreme guide.
Then come his ministers, his kingdom, his fortifications, his treasury, his
system of law and order, and his friends or allies. If these seven are
properly maintained, the king is happy. Similarly, as explained in
Bhagavad-gita (dehino ’smin yatha dehe), the living entity, the soul, is
within the material covering of the mahat-tattva, ego and pafica-tan-
matra, the five objects of sense gratification. When these seven are in
proper order, the living entity is in a mood of pleasure. Generally when
the associates of the king are quiet and obedient, the king can be happy.
Therefore the great sage Anigira Rsi inquired about the King’s personal
health and the good fortune of his seven associates. When we inquire
from a friend whether everything is well, we are concerned not only with
his personal self but also with his family, his source of income, and his
assistants or servants. All of them must be well, and then a person can be

happy.
TEXT 18

Areas TH faery Fras sey STATE |
TM TM THIN axarfearqa: 12H!
