156
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 22]
TRANSLATION
The sons of Pratīpa were Devāpi, Śāntanu and Bāhlika. Devāpi left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, and therefore Śāntanu became the king. Śāntanu, who in his previous birth was known as Mahābhiṣa, had the ability to transform anyone from old age to youth simply by touching that person with his hands.
TEXTS 14–15
शान्तिमाम्रोति चैवाग्र्यां कर्मणा तेन शान्तनुः।
समा द्वादश तद्राज्ये न वर्षं यदा विभ्रुः ॥१४॥
शान्तनुर्ब्राह्मणैरुक्तः परिवेत्तायमग्रभुक् ।
राज्यं देहग्रजायाशु पुराष्ट्रविष्टद्वये ॥१५॥
śāntim āpnoti caivāgryām karmaṇā tena śāntanuḥ samā dvādaśa tad-rājye na vavarṣa yadā vibhuḥ
śāntanur brāhmaṇair uktaḥ parivettāyam agrabhuk rājyam dehy agrajāyāśu pura-rāṣṭra-vivṛddhaye
śāntim—youthfulness for sense gratification; āpnoti—one gets; ca—also; eva—indeed; agryām—principally; karmaṇā—by the touch of his hand; tena—because of this; śāntanuḥ—known as Śāntanu; samāḥ—years; dvādaśa—twelve; tat-rājye—in his kingdom; na—not; vavarṣa—sent rain; yadā—when; vibhuḥ—the controller of the rain, namely the King of heaven, Indra; śāntanuḥ—Śāntanu; brāhmaṇaiḥ—by the learned brāhmaṇas; uktaḥ—when advised; parivettā—faulty because of being a usurper; ayam—this; agra-bhuk—enjoying in spite of your elder brother's being present; rājyam—the kingdom; dehi—give; agrajāya—to your elder brother; āśu—immediately; pura-rāṣṭra—of your home and the kingdom; vivṛddhaye—for elevation.