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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.17.27
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
- śocaty aśru-kalā sādhvī
- durbhagevojjhitā satī
- abrahmaṇyā nṛpa-vyājāḥ
- śūdrā bhokṣyanti mām iti
śocatilamenting — lamenting; aśruwith tears in the eyes-kalāwith tears in the eyes — with tears in the eyes; sādhvīthe chaste — the chaste; durbhagāas if the most unfortunate — as if the most unfortunate; ivalike — like; ujjhitāforlorn — forlorn; satībeing so done — being so done; abrahmaṇyāḥdevoid of brahminical culture — devoid of brahminical culture; nṛpaposed as the ruler-vyājāḥposed as the ruler — posed as the ruler; śūdrāḥlower class — lower class; bhokṣyantiwould enjoy — would enjoy; māmme — me; itithus — thus.
Now she, the chaste one, being unfortunately forsaken by the Personality of Godhead, laments her future with tears in her eyes, for now she is being ruled and enjoyed by lower-class men who pose as rulers.
The kṣatriya, or the man who is qualified to protect the sufferers, is meant to rule the state. Untrained lower-class men, or men without ambition to protect the sufferers, cannot be placed on the seat of an administrator. Unfortunately, in the age of Kali the lower-class men, without training, occupy the post of a ruler by strength of popular votes, and instead of protecting the sufferers, such men create a situation quite intolerable for everyone. Such rulers illegally gratify themselves at the cost of all comforts of the citizens, and thus the chaste mother earth cries to see the pitiable condition of her sons, both men and animals. That is the future of the world in the age of Kali, when irreligiosity prevails most prominently. And in the absence of a suitable king to curb irreligious tendencies, educating the people systematically in the teaching of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam will clear up the hazy atmosphere of corruption, bribery, blackmail, etc.