Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.22.12-13

devapih santanus tasya

bahlika iti catmajah

pitri-rajyam parityajya

devapis tu vanam gatah

abhavac chantanu raja

pran mahabhisha-samjnitah

yam yam karabhyam sprisati

jirnam yauvanam eti sah

SYNONYMS

devapih -- Devapi; santanuh -- Santanu; tasya -- of him (Pratipa); bahlikah -- Bahlika; iti -- thus; ca -- also; atma-jah -- the sons; pitri-rajyam -- the father's property, the kingdom; parityajya -- rejecting; devapih -- Devapi, the eldest; tu -- indeed; vanam -- to the forest; gatah -- left; abhavat -- was; santanuh -- Santanu; raja -- the king; prak -- before; mahabhisha -- Mahabhisha; samjnitah -- most celebrated; yam yam -- whomever; karabhyam -- with his hands; sprisati -- touched; jirnam -- although very old; yauvanam -- youth; eti -- attained; sah -- he.

TRANSLATION

The sons of Pratipa were Devapi, Santanu and Bahlika. Devapi left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, and therefore Santanu became the king. Santanu, who in his previous birth was known as Mahabhisha, had the ability to transform anyone from old age to youth simply by touching that person with his hands.

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