Text 21] Ambarisa Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni 101
vidadhat —executing, offering; mahim—the planet earth; imém—this;
tat-nistha—who are faithful devotees of the Lord; vipra—by such
brahmanas; abhihitah—directed; sasésa—ruled; ha—in the past.
TRANSLATION
In performing his prescribed duties as king, Maharaja Ambarisa
always offered the results of his royal activities to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Krsna, who is the enjoyer of everything
and is beyond the perception of material senses. He certainly took
advice from brahmanas who were faithful devotees of the Lord,
and thus he ruled the planet earth without difficulty.
PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (5.29):
bhoktaram yajfia-tapasarh
sarva-loka-mahesvaram
suhrdam sarva-bhitanam
jnatva mam santim rechati
People are very much anxious to live in peace and prosperity in this
material world, and here in Bhagavad-gitd the peace formula is given
personally by the Supreme Personality of Godhead: everyone should
understand that Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the ulti-
mate proprietor of all the planets and is therefore the enjoyer of all ac-
tivities, political, social, cultural, religious, economic and so on. The Lord
has given perfect advice in Bhagavad-gita, and Ambarisa Maharaja, as
the ideal executive head, ruled the entire world as a Vaisnava, taking ad-
vice from Vaisnava brahmanas. The Sdstras enjoin that even though a
bréhmana may be well versed in the occupational brahminical duties and
may be very learned in Vedic knowledge, he cannot give advice as a guru
until he is a Vaisnava.
sat-karma-nipuno vipro
mantra-tantra-visdradah
avaisnavo gurur na sydd
vaisnavah sva-paco guruh
