SB 1.17.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

श्री सूत उवाच
परीक्षितैवमादिष्टः स कलिर्जातवेपथुः ।
तमुद्यतासिमाहेदं दण्डपाणिमिवोद्यतम् ॥ ३५ ॥

sri suta uvaca

pariksitaivam adistah

sa kalir jata-vepathuh

tam udyatasim ahedam

danda-panim ivodyatam

sri sutah uvaca-Sri Suta Gosvami said; pariksita-by Maharaja Pariksit; evam-thus; adistah-being ordered; sah-he; kalih-the personality of Kali; jata-there was; vepathuh-trembling; tam-him; udyata-raised up; asim-sword; aha-said; idam-thus; danda-panim-Yamaraja, the personality of death; iva-like; udyatam-almost 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 him at once as soon as the personality of Kali would disobey his order. Otherwise the King had no objection to allow 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 as 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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