Text 11]
The Descendants of King Priyavrata
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chandāṁsy akāmasya ca yasya kāmān dudūhur ājahrur atho baliṁ nṛpāḥ pratyañcitā yudhi dharmeṇa viprā yadāśiṣāṁ ṣaṣṭham aṁśaṁ paretya
chandāṁsi —all the different parts of the  Vedas ;  akāmasya —of one who has no desire for personal sense gratification;  ca —also;  yasya —whose;  kāmān —all desirables;  dudūhuḥ —yielded;  ājahruḥ —offered;  atho —thus;  baliṁ —presentation;  nṛpāḥ —all the kings;  pratyañcitāḥ —being satisfied by his fighting in opposition;  yudhi —in the war;  dharmeṇa —by religious principles;  viprāḥ —all the  brāhmaṇas ;  yadā —when;  āśiṣāṁ —of blessings;  ṣaṣṭham aṁśaṁ —one sixth;  paretya —in the next life.
TRANSLATION
Although King Gaya had no personal desire for sense gratification, all his desires were fulfilled by virtue of his performance of Vedic rituals. All the kings with whom Mahārāja Gaya had to fight were forced to fight on religious principles. They were very satisfied with his fighting, and they would present all kinds of gifts to him. Similarly, all the  brāhmaṇas  in his kingdom were very satisfied with King Gaya's munificent charities. Consequently the  brāhmaṇas  contributed a sixth of their pious activities for King Gaya's benefit in the next life.
PURPORT
As a  kṣatriya  or emperor, Mahārāja Gaya sometimes had to fight with subordinate kings to maintain his government, but the subordinate kings were not dissatisfied with him because they knew that he fought for religious principles. Consequently they accepted their subordination and offered all kinds of gifts to him. Similarly, the  brāhmaṇas  who performed Vedic rituals were so satisfied with the King that they very readily agreed to part with a sixth of their pious activities for his benefit in the next life. Thus the  brāhmaṇas  and  kṣatriyas  were all satisfied with Mahārāja Gaya because of his proper administration. In other words. Mahārāja Gaya satisfied the  kṣatriya  kings by his fighting and satisfied