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Pitra chanumato raja vasudev anumoditah
Chakara rajyam dharmena pitri paitamaha bibhuh
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Pitra—by uncle Dhritrastra, Chanumato—with his approval, Raja—King Yudhisthir, Vasudevanumodito—confirmed by Lord Shri Krishna, Chakare—executed, Rajyam—the kingdom, Dharmena—in compliance with the codes of royal principles, Pitri—father, Paitamaha—forefatherly, Vibhuh—as great as.
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After this the great religious king Maharaj Yudhisthir executed the royal power in the kingdom strictly under the codes of royal principles which were approved by his uncle and confirmed by Lord Sri Krishna.
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Maharaja Yudhisthir was not an undue taxcollector only but he was always conscious about his duty as the King's duty is no lesser than the father or spiritual master. The king is to see to the welfare of the citizens from all angles of social, political, economical, and spiritual upliftment of the subjects. The king must know that the human life is meant for liberating the encaged soul from the bondage of material conditions and therefore his duty is to see that the citizens are properly looked after to attain this highest stage of perfection of life.
#$p#Maharaj Yudhisthir followed these principles strictly as it will be seen from the next chapter. Not only he followed the principles but also he got it approved by his old uncle experienced in political affairs and that also confirmed by Lord Krishna the speaker of the Philosophy of Bhagwat Geeta. Maharaj Yudhisthir is the ideal Monarch and monarchy under a trained up king like Maharaj Yudhisthir is by far the most superior form of Government than the modern republics or government of the people by the people. The mass of people specially in this age of Kali are all born Sudras or basically low born, ill-trained, unfortunate, and badly associated. Therefore, they themselves do not know what may be the highest perfectional aim of life. Therefore, votes casted by them practically have no value and thus persons elected by such irresponsible votes can not be as responsible representative as Maharaj Yudhisthir.
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Thus ended the #b#BHAKTIVEDANTA PURPORTS#/b# of the First Canto Nineth Chapter of Srimad Bhagwatam in the matter of Passing away Bhismadeva in the Presence of Lord Krishna.
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#dl##dd#pitrā cānumato rājā#/dd#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pitrā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#pitrā#/i# — by his uncle, Dhṛtarāṣṭra; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ca#/i# — and; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anumataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#anumataḥ#/i# — with his approval; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rājā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rājā#/i# — King Yudhiṣṭhira; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāsudeva&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vāsudeva-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anumoditaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#anumoditaḥ#/i# — confirmed by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=cakāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#cakāra#/i# — executed; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rājyam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rājyam#/i# — the kingdom; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dharmeṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dharmeṇa#/i# — in compliance with the codes of royal principles; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pitṛ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#pitṛ#/i# — father; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paitāmaham&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#paitāmaham#/i# — forefather; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vibhuḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vibhuḥ#/i# — as great as.
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After this, the great religious King, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, executed the royal power in the kingdom strictly according to the codes and royal principles approved by his uncle and confirmed by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was not a mere tax collector. He was always conscious of his duty as a king, which is no less than that of a father or spiritual master. The king is to see to the welfare of the citizens from all angles of social, political, economic and spiritual upliftment. The king must know that human life is meant for liberating the encaged soul from the bondage of material conditions, and therefore his duty is to see that the citizens are properly looked after to attain this highest stage of perfection.
#$p#Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira followed these principles strictly, as will be seen from the next chapter. Not only did he follow the principles, but he also got approval from his old uncle, who was experienced in political affairs, and that was also confirmed by Lord Kṛṣṇa, the speaker of the philosophy of #i#Bhagavad-gītā#/i#.
#$p#Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira is the ideal monarch, and monarchy under a trained king like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira is by far the most superior form of government, superior to modern republics or governments of the people, by the people. The mass of people, especially in this age of Kali, are all born #i#śūdras#/i#, basically lowborn, ill-trained, unfortunate and badly associated. They themselves do not know the highest perfectional aim of life. Therefore, votes cast by them actually have no value, and thus persons elected by such irresponsible votes cannot be responsible representatives like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.
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#i#Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Ninth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "The passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa."#/i#
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