Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20


Sanskrit:

यस्यात्मानुवशश्चेत्स्यात्सर्वे तद्वशगा इमे ।लोका: सपाला यच्छन्ति सर्वे बलिमतन्द्रिता: ॥ २० ॥

ITRANS:

yasyātmānuvaśaś cet syātsarve tad-vaśagā imelokāḥ sapālā yacchantisarve balim atandritāḥ

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.