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| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 24: Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.24.1
maitreya uvāca
vijitāśvo 'dhirājāsīt
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvāca — Maitreya continued to speak; vijitāśvah — of the name Vijitāśva; adhirājā — the emperor; āsīt — became; prithu-putrah — the son of Mahārāja Prithu; prithu-śravāh — of great activities; yavīyobhyah — unto the younger brothers; adadāt — offered; kāshthāh — different directions; bhrātribhyah — unto the brothers; bhrātri-vatsalah — very affectionate to the brothers.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: Vijitāśva, the eldest son of Mahārāja Prithu, who had a reputation like his father's, became emperor and gave his younger brothers different directions of the world to govern, for he was very affectionate toward his brothers.
PURPORT
After describing the life and character of Mahārāja Prithu in the previous chapter, the great sage Maitreya began to speak about the sons and grandsons in the genealogical line of the Prithu dynasty. After the death of Mahārāja Prithu, his eldest son, Vijitāśva, became emperor of the world. King Vijitāśva was very affectionate toward his younger brothers, and therefore he wanted them to rule different directions of the world. From time immemorial the eldest son generally becomes king after the death of the previous king. When the Pāndavas ruled the earth, Mahārāja Yudhishthira, the eldest son of King Pāndu, became emperor, and his younger brothers assisted him. Similarly, King Vijitāśva's younger brothers were appointed to govern the different directions of the world.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness