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Ideal

 

Just try to understand the ideal government during Maharaja Yudhisthira's

time. Not only Maharaja Yudhisthira, all the kings. Rajarsayah. Imam

rajarsayo viduh. They were all great rsis, although they were ksatriyas.

Brahmana and ksatriya, they used to guide the general people. The high caste

means who would guide the people nicely. The brahmana by their Vedic

knowledge, perfect knowledge, pathana-pathana yajana-yajana dana-pratigraha.

By high learning, they would... They were not interested for capturing the

government. No. They had no time. But there was consulting body. Even

Yudhisthira Maharaja's time, there was consulting body, all the kings. The

brahmanas and the rsis, they would form a consulting body and give advice to

the king: "My dear king, do like this.' And they will abide. Just like head.

Head. Head gives the instruction to the arms. Not the arm gives instruction

to the head. Head. Brain.

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.10.6, Mayapura, June 21, 1973

 

Editor's Note

 

Srila Prabhupada wrote that the entire social structure of varna and asrama

is a cooperative system meant to uplift everyone to the highest platform of

spiritual realization. The brahmanas should be protected by the ksatriyas,

and the ksatriyas should be enlightened by the brahmanas. When the brahmanas

and ksatriyas cooperate nicely, the other divisions, the vaisyas and the

sudras, automatically flourish. The Lord created brahmanas for the

protection of the ksatriyas, and ksatriyas for the protection of the

brahmanas.