# Monarchy * as good government, [[sb/8/1/16#purport|SB 8.1.16]] * as lost in time, [[sb/8/1/7#purport|SB 8.1.7]] * brāhmaṇas directed, [[sb/4/22/45#purport|SB 4.22.45]] * decline of, [[sb/4/12/10#purport|SB 4.12.10]], [[sb/4/14/16#purport|SB 4.14.16]] * democracy &, [[sb/5/4/18#purport|SB 5.4.18]] * democracy compared with, [[sb/1/18/43-44#purport|SB 1.18.43-44]], [[sb/4/13/20#purport|SB 4.13.20]], [[sb/4/21/6#purport|SB 4.21.6]] * dictatorship compared with, [[sb/9/13/12#purport|SB 9.13.12]] * family power within, [[sb/4/13/11#purport|SB 4.13.11]] * in Kali-yuga, [[sb/5/15/7#purport|SB 5.15.7]] * in varṇāśrama-dharma, [[sb/2/7/9#purport|SB 2.7.9]] * in Vedic society, [[sb/9/13/12#purport|SB 9.13.12]] * revolution abolished, [[sb/9/15/15#purport|SB 9.15.15]] * society conducted smoothly by, [[sb/5/7/4#purport|SB 5.7.4]] * true & false conception of, [[sb/4/9/66#purport|SB 4.9.66]] *See also:* [Government](entries/government.md); King; Governments; Kings