308 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 10
PURPORT

When one becomes a devotee, he no longer has any duty to the Vedic
regulative principles. One has many duties to perform, but if one be-
comes fully devoted to the Lord, he no longer has any such obligations.
As stated in Srimad-Bhaégavatam (11.5.41):

devarsi-bhiitapta-nrnam pitfnam
na kinkaro naéyam rni ca rajan
sarvatmana yah Saranam Ssaranyam
gato mukundam parihrtya kartam
One who has fully surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord is no longer a
debtor to his forefathers, the great sages, human society, the common
man or any living entity.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead nonetheless advised Prahlada
Maharaja to follow the regulative principles, for since he was going to be
the king, others would follow his example. Thus Lord Nrsirnhadeva ad-
vised Prahlada Maharaja to engage in his political duties so that people
would become the Lord’s devotees.

yad yad dcarati Ssresthas
tat tad evetaro janah
sa yat pramanam kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
“Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And
whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”
(Bg. 3.21) One should not be attached to any materialistic activities, but
a devotee may perform such activities as an example to show the common
man that one should not deviate from the Vedic injunctions.
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