यस्यात्मानुवशश्चेत्स्यात्सर्वे तद्वशगा इमे ।
लोकाः सपाला यच्छन्ति सर्वे बलिमतन्द्रिताः ॥२०॥

yasyÄtmÄnuvaÅ›aÅ› cet syÄt
sarve tad-vaÅ›agÄ ime
lokÄḥ sapÄlÄ yacchanti
sarve balim atandritÄḥ

 yasya - of whom; ÄtmÄ - mind; anuvaÅ›aḥ - under control; cet - if; syÄt - may be; sarve - all; tat-vaÅ›a-gÄḥ - under the control of him; ime - these; lokÄḥ - the worlds; sa-pÄlÄḥ - with their governors; yacchanti - offer; sarve - all; balim - contribution; atandritÄḥ - becoming free from laziness.


Text

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

Aá¹…girÄ á¹šá¹£i asked the King whether his mind was also under control. This is most essential for happiness.