Text 54] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 99

TRANSLATION

When Lord Ramacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
was the King of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, dis-
ease, old age, bereavement, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue
were completely absent. There was even no death for those who
did not want it.

PURPORT

All these facilities existed because of Lord Ramacandra’s presence as
the King of the entire world. A similar situation could be introduced im-
mediately, even in this age called Kali, the worst of all ages. It is said,
kali-kale nama-ripe krsna-avatdra: Krsna descends in this Kali-yuga in
the form of His holy name—Hare Krsna, Hare Rama. If we chant
offenselessly, Rama and Krsna are still present in this age. The kingdom
of Rama was immensely popular and beneficial, and the spreading of this
Hare Krsna movement can immediately introduce a similar situation,
even in this Kali-yuga.

TEXT 54

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eka-patni-vrata-dharo
rajarsi-caritah sucih

sva-dharmam grha-medhiyam
Siksayan svayam dcarat

eka-patni-vrata-dharah—taking a vow not to accept a second wife or
to have any connection with any other woman; rdja-rsi—like a saintly
king; caritah—whose character; sucih—pure; sva-dharmam—one’s
own occupational duty; grha-medhiyam—especially of persons situated
in household life; siksayan—teaching (by personal behavior); svayam—
personally; dcarat—executed His duty.

TRANSLATION

Lord Ramacandra took a vow to accept only one wife and have
no connection with any other women. He was a saintly king, and
