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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.44
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 44
- tad adya naḥ pāpam upaity ananvayaṁ
- yan naṣṭa-nāthasya vasor vilumpakāt
- parasparaṁ ghnanti śapanti vṛñjate
- paśūn striyo 'rthān puru-dasyavo janāḥ
tatfor this reason — for this reason; adyafrom this day — from this day; naḥupon us — upon us; pāpamreaction of sin — reaction of sin; upaitiwill overtake — will overtake; ananvayamdisruption — disruption; yatbecause — because; naṣṭaabolished — abolished; nāthasyaof the monarch — of the monarch; vasoḥof wealth — of wealth; vilumpakātbeing plundered — being plundered; parasparambetween one another — between one another; ghnantiwill kill — will kill; śapantiwill do harm — will do harm; vṛñjatewill steal — will steal; paśūnanimals — animals; striyaḥwomen — women; arthānriches — riches; purugreatly — greatly; dasyavaḥthieves — thieves; janāḥthe mass of people — the mass of people.
Due to the termination of the monarchical regimes and the plundering of the people's wealth by rogues and thieves, there will be great social disruptions. People will be killed and injured, and animals and women will be stolen. And for all these sins we shall be responsible.
The word naḥ (we) is very significant in this verse. The sage rightly takes the responsibility of the brāhmaṇas as a community for killing monarchical government and thus giving an opportunity to the so-called democrats, who are generally plunderers of the wealth of the state subjects. The so-called democrats capture the administrative machine without assuming responsibility for the prosperous condition of the citizens. Everyone captures the post for personal gratification, and thus instead of one king, a number of irresponsible kings grow up to tax the citizens. It is foretold herein that in the absence of good monarchical government, everyone will be the cause of disturbance for others by plundering riches, animals, women, etc.