SB 1.3.20 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 20
Avatare sodasame pasyan brahadruha niripan trisaptakritwah Kupitoh nih kshatriyam akarot makim
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Avatare—in the incarnation of the Lord, Sodsame—sixteenth, Pasyan—seeing, Brahmadruha—disobedient to the orders of the Brahmins, Nripan—The kingly order, Trisapta—thrice seven times, Kritwa—had done, Kupito—being enraged, Nih—negation, Kshatriyam—the administrative class, Akorat—did perform, Mahim—the earth.
TRANSLATION
In the sixteenth order of the incarnation of Godhead (Bhrigupati) the Lord for twenty one times made completely negation of the administrative class of men being angry on them on account of their rebellion against the order of the Brahmins (the intelligent class of men).
PURPORT
The Kshatriyas or the administrative class of men are expected to rule the planet by the direction of the intelligent class of men. The Brahmins being the intelligent class of men they give direction to the rulers interms of the standard shatras or the books of revealed knowledge and rulers carry on the administration according to that direction. Whenever there is disobedience on the part of the Kashatriyas or the administrative class on the orders of the learned and intelligent Brahmins, the administrators are removed by force from the posts and arrangement is made for better administration.