CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana
TEXT 1
मैत्रेय उवाच
इति सन्दिश्य भगवान् बार्हिषदेरभिपूजितः ।
पश्यतां राजपुत्राणां तत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरः ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca iti sandiśya bhagavān bārhiṣadair abhipūjitaḥ paśyatām rāja-putrāṇām tatraivāntardadhe haraḥ
maitreyaḥ uvāca —the great sage Maitreya continued to speak;  iti —thus;  sandiśya —giving instruction;  bhagavān —most powerful lord;  bārhiṣadaiḥ —by the sons of King Barhiṣat;  abhipūjitaḥ —being worshiped;  paśyatām —while they were looking on;  rāja-putrāṇām —the sons of the King;  tatra —there;  eva —certainly;  antardadhe —became invisible;  haraḥ —Lord Śiva.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued speaking to Vidura: My dear Vidura, in this way Lord Śiva instructed the sons of King Barhiṣat. The sons of the King also worshiped Lord Śiva with great devotion and respect. Finally, Lord Śiva became invisible to the princes.
PURPORT
This chapter contains a great lesson concerning the monarchical kingdom in the days of yore. When King Barhiṣat was considering retiring from the royal duties, he sent his sons to perform austerities in order to become perfect kings for the welfare of the citizens. At the same time King Barhiṣat
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