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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 24]
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 Pāṇḍavas ruled the earth, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest son of King Pāṇḍu, became emperor, and his younger brothers assisted him. Similarly, King Vijitāśva's younger brothers were appointed to govern the different directions of the world.
TEXT 2
हर्यक्षयादिशत्प्राचीं धूत्रकेशाय दक्षिणाम् । प्रतीचीं वृकसंज्ञाय तुर्या द्रविणसे विभुः ॥ २ ॥
haryakṣāyādiśat prācīm dhūmrakeśāya dakṣiṇām pratīcīm vṛka-saṁjñāya turyām draviṇase vibhuḥ
haryakṣāya—unto Haryakṣa; adiśat—delivered; prācīm—eastern; dhūmrakeśāya—unto Dhūmrakeśa; dakṣiṇām—the southern side; pratīcīm—the western side; vṛka-saṁjñāya—unto his brother whose name was Vṛka; turyām—the northern side; draviṇase—unto another brother of his named Draviṇa; vibhuḥ—the master.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Vijitāśva offered the eastern part of the world to his brother Haryakṣa, the southern part to Dhūmrakeśa, the western part to Vṛka, and the northern part to Draviṇa.
TEXT 3
अन्तर्धानगतिं शक्राल्लब्ध्वान्तर्धानसंज्ञितः । अपत्यत्रयमाधत्त शिखण्डिन्यां सुसम्मतम् ॥ ३ ॥
antardhāna-gatiṁ śakrāl labdhvāntardhāna-saṁjñitaḥ apatya-trayam ādhatta śikhaṇḍinyāṁ su-sammatam