SB 6.14.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

SB 6.14.19 - SB 6.14.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

yasyātmānuvaśaś cet syāt

sarve tad-vaśagā ime

lokāḥ sapālā yacchanti

sarve balim atandritāḥ

SYNONYMS

yasya — of whom; ātmā — mind; anuvaśaḥ — under control; cet — if; syāt — may be; sarve — all; tat-vaśa-gāḥ — under the control of him; ime — these; lokāḥ — the worlds; sa-pālāḥ — with their governors; yacchanti — offer; sarve — all; balim — contribution; atandritāḥ — becoming free from laziness.

TRANSLATION

If the king's mind is fully controlled, all his family members and governmental officers are subordinate to him. His provincial governors present taxes on time, without resistance, and what to speak of lesser servants?

PURPORT

Aṅgirā Ṛṣi asked the King whether his mind was also under control. This is most essential for happiness.