PROLOGUE

Where then any need for the police, nor courts to try crimes grave, or trifle? The principle of 'Give and Take' permeated the scene of every action, and as such there was orderliness and restraint in profusion resulting in cooperation and coordination, binding people to one principle of jagatkalyana, rallied under the banner of a leader, the personification of virtue, who lived only to see righteous living to be openly rewarded Breaking of law, or disgard to the accepted practices dared not shoe its mutilated or distorted form wider his eyes. 

Each avocation or profession had its own guild or chamber to assist the ruler in the smooth running of administration. If ever offences raised their ugly heads, an uncommon phenomena, of course, they were dealt with sternness by the highest - ruler transcending swa-para distinctions. "The only law that existed then, there was no law binding them to crafty leaders of unpleasant customs". So shackles gathered rust and the few cells extant turned the haunts of bandikoots and cockroaches. Mutual help and reciprocal exchange in everything lent colour to their Dharmikachintana.

Would not then santi and souhurdha - peace and goodwill, the off-springs of manasanitripti - contentment station themselves permanently, generating cool, fragrant breeze of camaradarie to lulling them into sleep only to wake them up to the next day's work with strength exuberant, and spirits vibrant? The sense of unity and collective ownership pervading the whole land rid them off the fear of insecurity, or dangers of abrupt extinction of normal healthy existence. The royalty enjoyed public confidence and inculcated virtuous behaviour by personal conduct and perpetual parental care. People chanted with gone voice at their highest pitch the most divine slogan - sarve samastha sanmangalani bhavanthu' - auspicious welfare to body animate and inanimate worlds. Such celestial bliss reigned supreme and stung jealousy even in the amarapuravasis.

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