818 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 15

lesson from him and leave home for spiritual realization before forcefully
dragged away to meet death.

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svarat pautram vinayinam
atmanah susamam gunaih

toyanivyah patim bhiimer
abhyasiiicad gajahvaye

svarat—the emperor; pautram—unto the grandson; vinayinam—properly
trained; dtmanah—his own self; susamam—equal in all respects; gunaih—by
the qualities; toyanivyah—outskirted by the seas; patim—master; bhumeh—
of the land; abhyasgificat—enthroned; gajahvaye—in the capital of
Hastinapura.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, in the capital of Hastinapura, he enthroned his grandson,
who was trained and equally qualified, as the emperor and master of all
land bordered by the seas.

PURPORT

The total land on the earth bordered by the seas was under the sub-
jugation of the King of Hastinapura. Maharaja Yudhisthira trained his
grandson Maharaja Pariksit, who was equally qualified, in state administra-
tion in terms of the king’s obligation to the citizens. Thus Pariksit was
enthroned on the seat of Maharaja Yudhisthira prior to his departure back
to Godhead. Concerning Maharaja Pariksit, the specific word used, vina-
yinam, is significant. Why was the King of Hastinapura, at least till
the time of Maharaja Pariksit, accepted as the Emperor of the world? The
only reason is that the people of the world were happy because of the good
administration of the Emperor. The happiness of the citizens was due to
the ample production of natural produce such as grains, fruits, milk, herbs,
valuable stones, minerals and everything that the people needed. They
