TEXT 35
suta uvaca
pariksitaivam adistah
sa kalir jata-vepathuh
tam udyatasim ahedam
danda-panim ivodyatam
SYNONYMS
sutah uvacaSri Suta Gosvami said; pariksitaby Maharaja Pariksit; evamthus; adistahbeing ordered; sahhe; kalihthe personality of Kali; jatathere was; vepathuhtrembling; tamhim; udyataraised; asimsword; ahasaid; idamthus; danda-panimYamaraja, the personality of death; ivalike; udyatamalmost ready.
TRANSLATION
Sri Suta Gosvami said: The personality of Kali, thus being ordered by Maharaja Pariksit, began to tremble in fear. Seeing the King before him like Yamaraja, ready to Kill him, Kali spoke to the King as follows.
PURPORT
The King was ready to kill the personality of Kali at once, as soon as he disobeyed his order. Otherwise the King had no objection to allowing him to prolong his life. The personality of Kali also, after attempting to get rid of the punishment in various ways, decided that he must surrender unto him, and thus he began to tremble in fear of his life. The king, or the executive head, must be so strong as to stand before the personality of Kali like the personality of death, Yamaraja. The King's order must be obeyed, otherwise the culprit's life is in risk. That is the way to rule the personalities of Kali who create disturbance in the normal life of the state citizens.

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