SB 6.14.20
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.