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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 18]
eager to see the Lord's appearance in his dynasty as soon as possible, Yadu refused to accept his father's proposal. This was not irreligious, however, because Yadu's purpose was to serve the Lord. Because Yadu was a faithful servant of the Lord, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in his dynasty. As confirmed in the prayers of Kuntī,  yadoḥ priyasyānvavāye . Yadu was very dear to Kṛṣṇa, who was therefore eager to descend in Yadu's dynasty. In conclusion, Mahārāja Yadu should not be considered  adharma-jña , ignorant of religious principles, as the next verse designates his brothers. He was like the four Sanakas ( catuḥ-sana ), who refused the order of their father, Brahmā, for the sake of a better cause. Because the four Kumāras wanted to engage themselves completely in the service of the Lord as  brahmacārīs , their refusal to obey their father's order was not irreligious.
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तुर्वसुश्रोदितः पित्रा द्रुह्यश्चानुश्च भारत । 
    प्रत्याचरुयुरधर्मज्ञा ह्यनित्ये नित्यबुद्धयः ॥४१॥
turvasuś coditaḥ pitrā 
    druhyuś cānuś ca bhārata 
    pratyācakhyur adharmajñā 
    hy anitye nitya-buddhayaḥ
turvasuḥ —Turvasu, another son;  coditaḥ —requested;  pitrā —by the father (to exchange old age and invalidity for his youth);  druhyuḥ —Druhyu, another son;  ca —and;  anuḥ —Anu, another son;  ca —also;  bhārata —O King Parikṣit;  pratyācakhyuḥ —refused to accept;  adharma-jñāḥ —because they did not know religious principles;  hi —indeed;  a-nitye —temporary youth;  nitya-buddhayaḥ —thinking to be permanent.
TRANSLATION
O Mahārāja Parikṣit, Yayāti similarly requested his sons Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu to exchange their youth for his old age, but because they were unaware of religious principles, they thought that their flickering youth was eternal, and therefore they refused to carry out their father's order.