SB 4.16.23
TEXT 23
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TEXT
विस्फूर्जयन्नाजगवं धनुः स्वयं यदाचरत्क्ष्मामविषह्यमाजौ ।
तदा निलिल्युर्दिशि दिश्यसन्तो लाङ्गूलमुद्यम्य यथा मृगेन्द्रः ॥ २३ ॥ visphūrjayann ajagavam dhanuḥ svayam
yadacarat ksmam avisahyam ajau
tada nililyur disi disy asanto
lahgūlam udyamya yatha mrgendraḥ
visphūrjayan-vibrating; aja-gavam-made of the horns of goats and bulls; dhanuḥ-his bow; svayam-personally; yada-when; acarat-will travel; ksmam-on the earth; avisahyam-irresistible; ajau-in battle; tada-at that time; nililyuḥ-will hide themselves; disi disi-in all directions; asantaḥ-demoniac men; lahgūlam-tail; udyamya-keeping high; yatha-as; mrgendraḥ-the lion.
TRANSLATION
When the lion travels in the forest with its tail turned upward, all menial animals hide themselves. Similarly, when King Prthu will travel over his kingdom and vibrate the string of his bow, which is made of the horns of goats and bulls and is irresistible in battle, all demoniac rogues and thieves will hide themselves in all directions.
PURPORT
It is very appropriate to compare a powerful king like Prthu to a lion. In India, ksatriya kings are still called simha, which means "lion." Unless rogues, thieves and other demoniac people in a state are afraid of the executive head, who rules the kingdom with a strong hand, there cannot be peace or prosperity in the state. Thus it is most regrettable when a woman becomes the executive head instead of a lion-like king. In such a situation the people are considered very unfortunate.
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