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Chapter 21: Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

Verse 26 of 51
SB 4.21.26

यूयं तदनुमोदध्वं पितृदेवर्षयो ऽमलाः कर्तुः शास्तुरनुज्ञातुस्तुल्यं यत्प्रेत्य तत्फलम्

yūyaṁ tad anumodadhvaṁ pitṛ-devarṣayo 'malāḥ kartuḥ śāstur anujñātus tulyaṁ yat pretya tat-phalam

Synonyms

yūyamall you respectable persons who are present here; tatthat; anumodadhvamkindly approve of my proposal; pitṛpersons coming from Pitṛloka; devapersons coming from the heavenly planets; ṛṣayaḥgreat sages and saintly persons; amalāḥthose who are cleansed of all sinful activities; kartuḥthe performer; śāstuḥthe order-giver; anujñātuḥof the supporter; tulyamequal; yatwhich; pretyaafter death; tatthat; phalamresult..

Translation

I request all the pure-hearted demigods, forefathers and saintly persons to support my proposal because after death the result of an action is equally shared by its doer, its director and its supporter.

Purport

The government of Pṛthu Mahārāja was perfect because it was administered exactly according to the orders of the Vedic injunctions. Pṛthu Mahārāja has already explained that the chief duty of the government is to see that everyone executes his respective duty and is elevated to the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The government should be so conducted that automatically one is elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. King Pṛthu therefore wanted his citizens to cooperate fully with him, for if they assented, they would enjoy the same profit as him after death. If Pṛthu Mahārāja, as a perfect king, were elevated to the heavenly planets, the citizens who cooperated by approving of his methods would also be elevated with him. Since the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement which is going on at the present moment is genuine, perfect and authorized and is following in the footsteps of Pṛthu Mahārāja, anyone who cooperates with this movement or accepts its principles will get the same result as the workers who are actively propagating Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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