Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 16: King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.3

kalevaraḿ svam āviśya

śeṣam āyuḥ suhṛd-vṛtaḥ

bhuńkṣva bhogān pitṛ-prattān

adhitiṣṭha nṛpāsanam

SYNONYMS

kalevaram — body; svam — your own; āviśya — entering; śeṣam — the balance; āyuḥ — duration of life; suhṛt-vṛtaḥ — surrounded by your friends and relatives; bhuńkṣva — just enjoy; bhogān — all enjoyable opulences; pitṛ — by your father; prattān — awarded; adhitiṣṭha — accept; nṛpa-āsanam — the throne of the king.

TRANSLATION

Because you died untimely, the balance of your lifetime still remains. Therefore you may reenter your body and enjoy the remainder of your life, surrounded by your friends and relatives. Accept the royal throne and all the opulences given by your father.

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