🪷 ŚB 6.2.3

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

प्रजानां पितरो ये च शास्तार: साधव: समा: ।
यदि स्यात्तेषु वैषम्यं कं यान्ति शरणं प्रजा: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

prajānāṁ pitaro ye ca
śāstāraḥ sādhavaḥ samāḥ
yadi syāt teṣu vaiṣamyaṁ
kaṁ yānti śaraṇaṁ prajāḥ

Synonyms

prajānām — of the citizens; pitaraḥ — protectors, guardians (kings or government servants); ye — they who; ca — and; śāstāraḥ — give instructions concerning law and order; sādhavaḥ — endowed with all good qualities; samāḥ — equal to everyone; yadi — if; syāt — there is; teṣu — among them; vaiṣamyam — partiality; kam — what; yānti — will go to; śaraṇam — shelter; prajāḥ — the citizens.

Translation

A king or governmental official should be so well qualified that he acts as a father, maintainer and protector of the citizens because of affection and love. He should give the citizens good advice and instructions according to the standard scriptures and should be equal to everyone. Yamarāja does this, for he is the supreme master of justice, and so do those who follow in his footsteps. However, if such persons become polluted and exhibit partiality by punishing an innocent, blameless person, where will the citizens go to take shelter for their maintenance and security?

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 6.2.3requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading page ŚB 6.2parent chapter route and reading-passage index Skandha 6parent skandha chapter index /bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pages ŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditation ŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhakti ŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattva ŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source seal ŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original Person ŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · Antaryāmī ŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevā ŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smiling ŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugraha ŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darkness ŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at Śambhala ŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtana Skandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master page BG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than Krishna BG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of all BG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda /binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa /philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

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