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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 13]
younger brother, named Vatsara, who was the son of Bhrami and who was junior to Utkala, was elevated to the royal throne, and he became king of the world.
PURPORT
It appears that although there was monarchy, it was not at all an autocracy. There were senior family members and ministers who could make changes and elect the proper person to the throne, although the throne could be occupied only by the royal family. In modern days also, wherever there is monarchy, sometimes the ministers and elderly members of the family select one member from the royal family to occupy the throne in preference to another.
TEXT 12
स्वर्वीथिर्वत्सरस्येष्टा भार्याश्च षडात्मजान् । पुष्पाणं तिग्मकेतुं च श्वमूर्जं वसुं जयम् ॥१२॥
svarvīthir vatsarasyeṣṭā bhāryāsūta ṣaḍ-ātmajān puṣpārṇam tigmaketum ca iṣam ūrjam vasum jayam
svarvīthiḥ—Svarvīthi; vatsarasya—of King Vatsara; iṣṭā—very dear; bhāryā—wife; asūta—gave birth to; ṣaṭ—six; ātmajān—sons; puṣpārṇam—Puṣpārṇa; tigmaketum—Tigmaketu; ca—also; iṣam—Iṣa; ūrjam—Ūrja; vasum—Vasu; jayam—Jaya.
TRANSLATION
King Vatsara had a very dear wife whose name was Svarvīthi, and she gave birth to six sons, named Puṣpārṇa, Tigmaketu, Iṣa, Ūrja, Vasu and Jaya.
PURPORT
Vatsara's wife is mentioned here as  iṣṭā , which means worshipable. In other words it appears that Vatsara's wife had all good qualities; for example, she was always very faithful and obedient and affectionate to her husband. She had all good qualities for managing household affairs. If both the husband and wife are endowed with good qualities and live peacefully, then nice children take birth, and thus the whole family is happy and prosperous.