adyaiva rājyaṁ balam ṛddha-kośaṁ prakopita-brahma-kulānalo me dahatv abhadrasya punar na me 'bhūt pāpīyasī dhīr dvija-deva-gobhyaḥ
Synonyms
adya—this day, eva—on the very; eva—kingdom; rājyam—strength and the riches; balam ṛddha—treasury; kośam—ignited by; prakopita—by the Brahmin-community; brahma-kula—fire; analaḥ—let it burn; me dahatu—inauspiciousness; abhadrasya—again; punaḥ—not; na—unto me; me—may occur; abhūt—sinful; pāpīyasī—intelligence; dhīḥ—Brahmins; dvija—the Supreme Lord; deva—and the cows.
Translation
Because I am uncivilized and sinful on account of my obstructive intelligence towards brahminical culture, God-consciousness and protection of cows, therefore I wish that my kingdom full with strength and opulence may immediately be burnt up by the fire of wrath of the Brahmin that in future, I may not be conducted in such inauspicious intelligence.
Purport
Progressive human civilization is based on three principal advanceement of knowledge namely brahminical culture, God consciousness and protection of cows. All economic development of the state by trade, commerce, agriculture and industries, must be fully utilised in the matter of above principles otherwise all the so called economic development, becomes the source of degraded civilization. Cow protection means feeding the Brahminical culture which leads towards God-conciousness and thus perfection of human civilization achieved. The age of Kali aims at killing the above higher principles of life and although Maharaj Parikshit strongly resisted the domination of the personality of Kali within the world, the influence of the age of Kali infiltered in an opportune moment and even a strong king like Maharaj Parikshit was induced to disregard the Brahminical culture by slight provocation of hunger and thirst. Maharaj Parikshit lamented the accidental incidence and he desired that all his kingdom strength and accumulation of wealth may be bunrt up for not being engaged in the above mentioned three cultural affairs.
Providentially also where wealth and strength are not engaged in the advancement of Brahminical culture, God-consciousness and cow protection, such state or home is surely doomed. If we want at all peace and prosperity in the world, we may take lessons from this verse; every state and every home must endeavour to advance the cause of brahminical culture for self purifiaction, God-consciousness for self-realisation and cow-protection for the matter of getting sufficient milk and derive the best food value thereof, and to continue a perfect civilizahion.