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TEXT 25
tat praja bhartr-pindartham
svartham evanasuyavah
kurutadhoksaja-dhiyas
tarhi me nugrahah krtah
SYNONYMS
tattherefore; prajahmy dear citizens; bhartrof the master; pinda-arthamwelfare after death; sva-arthamown interest; evacertainly; anasuyavahwithout being envious; kurutajust execute; adhoksajathe Supreme Personality of Godhead; dhiyahthinking of Him; tarhitherefore; meunto me; anugrahahmercy; krtahbeing done.
TRANSLATION
Prthu Maharaja continued: Therefore, my dear citizens, for the welfare of your king after his death, you should execute your duties properly in terms of your positions of varna and asrama and should always think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead within your hearts. By doing so, you will protect your own interests, and you will bestow mercy upon your king for his welfare after death.
PURPORT
The words adhoksaja-dhiyah, meaning Krsna consciousness, are very important in this verse. The king and citizens should both be Krsna conscious, otherwise both of them will be doomed to lower species of life after death. A responsible government must teach Krsna consciousness very vigorously for the benefit of all. Without Krsna consciousness, neither the state nor the citizens of the state can be responsible. Prthu Maharaja therefore specifically requested the citizens to act in Krsna consciousness, and he was also very anxious to teach them how to become Krsna conscious. A summary of Krsna consciousness is given in Bhagavad-gita (9.27):
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you give in charity and whatever penances you undergo should be done in Krsna consciousness, or for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If all the people of the state, including the government servants, are taught the techniques of spiritual life, then although everyone is liable to be punished in different ways by the stringent laws of material nature, they will not be implicated.
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