अद्यैव राज्यं बलमृद्धकोशं प्रकोपितब्रह्मकुलानलो मे ।
दहत्वभद्रस्य पुनर्न मेऽभूत्पापीयसी धीर्द्विजदेवगोभ्यः ॥३॥

adyaiva rÄjyaá¹ balam á¹›ddha-koÅ›aá¹
prakopita-brahma-kulÄnalo me
dahatv abhadrasya punar na me 'bhūt
pÄpÄ«yasÄ« dhÄ«r dvija-deva-gobhyaḥ

 adya - this day; eva - on the very; rÄjyam - kingdom; balam á¹›ddha - strength and riches; koÅ›am - treasury; prakopita - ignited by; brahma-kula - by the brÄhmaṇa community; analaḥ - fire; me dahatu - let it burn me; abhadrasya - inauspiciousness; punaḥ - again; na - not; me - unto me; abhÅ«t - may occur; pÄpÄ«yasÄ« - sinful; dhīḥ - intelligence; dvija - brÄhmaṇas; deva - the Supreme Lord; gobhyaḥ - and the cows.


Text

I am uncivilized and sinful due to my neglect of brahminical culture, God consciousness and cow protection. Therefore I wish that my kingdom, strength and riches burn up immediately by the fire of the brÄhmaṇa’s wrath so that in the future I may not be guided by such inauspicious attitudes.

Purport

Progressive human civilization is based on brahminical culture, God consciousness and protection of cows. All economic development of the state by trade, commerce, agriculture and industries must be fully utilized in relation to the above principles, otherwise all so-called economic development becomes a source of degradation. Cow protection means feeding the brahminical culture, which leads towards God consciousness, and thus perfection of human civilization is achieved. The Age of Kali aims at killing the higher principles of life, and although MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it strongly resisted the domination of the personality of Kali within the world, the influence of the Age of Kali came at an opportune moment, and even a strong king like MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it was induced to disregard the brahminical culture due to a slight provocation of hunger and thirst. MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it lamented the accidental incident, and he desired that all his kingdom, strength and accumulation of wealth would be burned up for not being engaged in brahminical culture, etc.

Where wealth and strength are not engaged in the advancement of brahminical culture, God consciousness and cow protection, the state and home are surely doomed by providence. If we want peace and prosperity in the world, we should take lessons from this verse; every state and every home must endeavor to advance the cause of brahminical culture for self-purification, God consciousness for self-realization, and cow protection for getting sufficient milk and the best food to continue a perfect civilization.