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Imported quote 13071 When Dhruva Maharaja was in the forest executing his austerities, his father, Uttanapada, heard everything about his very wonderful activities. Although Dhruva Maharaja was not only the son of a king and was only five years old, he went to the forest and executed devotional service under strict austerity. Therefore his acts were all wonderful, and when he came back home, naturally, because of his spiritual qualifications, he became very popular amongst the citizens. He must have performed many wonderful activities by the grace of the Lord. No one is more satisfied than the father of a person who is credited with glorious activities. Maharaja Uttanapada was not an ordinary king; he was a rajarsi, a saintly king. Formerly this earth was ruled by one saintly king only. Kings were trained to become saintly; therefore they had no other concern than the welfare of the citizens. These saintly kings were properly trained, and as mentioned in Bhagavad-gita also, the science of God, or the yoga system of devotional service known as Bhagavad-gita, was spoken to the saintly king of the sun planet, and gradually it descended through the ksatriya kings who were generated from the sun and the moon. If the head of the government is saintly, certainly the citizens not only become saintly, but they are very happy because both their spiritual and physical needs and hankerings are satisfied.
(More...) Imported quote 13353 At the time of Maharaja Prthu, the world was ruled by one emperor, although there were many subordinate states. Just as there are many united states in various parts of the world, in olden days the entire world was ruled through many states, but there was a supreme emperor who ruled over all subsidiary states. As soon as there were some discrepancies in the maintenance of the varnasrama system, the emperor would immediately take charge of the small states.
(More...) Imported quote 13504 Sapta-dvipa refers to the seven great islands or continents on the surface of the globe: (1) Asia, (2) Europe, (3) Africa, (4) North America, (5) South America, (6) Australia and (7) Oceania. In the modern age people are under the impression that during the Vedic period or the prehistoric ages America and many other parts of the world had not been discovered, but that is not a fact. Prthu Maharaja ruled over the world many thousands of years before the so-called prehistoric age, and it is clearly mentioned here that in those days not only were all the different parts of the world known, but they were ruled by one king, Maharaja Prthu. The country where Prthu Maharaja resided must have been India because it is stated in the eleventh verse of this chapter that he lived in the tract of land called Brahmavarta, which consists of what is known in the modern age as portions of Punjab and northern India. It is clear that the kings of India once ruled all the world and that their culture was Vedic.
(More...) Imported quote 17837 Yudhisthira is not like that: "Let... Somehow or other, let me become king. Let so many people were killed. Never mind." No. He was so sorry, so sorry that he could not be solaced even by the instruction of Krsna and saintly person like Vyasadeva. He was so sorry. Of course, he accepted, but personally he was so very, very sorry, that "So many people have been killed for me." But what could be done? It was Krsna's desire. Krsna comes-paritranaya sadhūnam vinasaya ca duskrtam [Bg 4.8], His two business. So He wanted to establish the kingdom of His representative. He wanted that "Maharaja Yudhisthira is right representative. He should be enthroned on the kingdom of whole world." Formerly, Bharata-varsa meant this whole planet, not this small tract of land. Now it is called India. But the Bharata-varsa means the whole planet, this planet. There was one flag. Up to Maharaja Pariksit there was one flag, not like at present there are hundreds and thousands of flags. You Americans, you know. In New York, when we pass through that United Nation building, we see so many flags are there. They are united, but everywhere the flag is increasing-disunited. Not like that. Actually, by monarchy, the pious king, there was unity all over the world. All over the world. And in the Battlefield of Kuruksetra it was a family fight, so all the kings of different parts of the world, they joined this side or that side. That is mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita. So... But still, Maharaja Yudhisthira did not like that so many people would be killed for the sake of enthroning him, but Krsna desired. Krsna desired. Krsna wanted it, that... Duryodhana, they were demonlike, simply making politics and diplomacy. Their only business was... Dhrtarastra, along with his sons, they were simply making diplomacy how to kill the Panḍavas and catch over the kingdom. That was their policy.
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