556 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 13

younger brother, named Vatsara, who was the son of Bhrami and who was
junior to Utkala, was elevated to the royal throne, and he became king of
the world.

PURPORT

It appears that although there was monarchy, it was not at all an autoc-
racy. There were senior family members and ministers who could make
changes and elect the proper person to the throne, although the throne
could be occupied only by the royal family. In modern days also, wher-
ever there is monarchy, sometimes the ministers and elderly members of
the family select one member from the royal family to occupy the throne
in preference to another.

TEXT 12

BARAT TATA TET |
grat frat a rat ad ay 122i

svarvithir vatsarasyesta
bharydsiita sad-atmajan
pusparnam tigmaketum ca
isam urjari vasum jayam
svarvithit—Svarvithi; vatsarasya—of King Vatsara; isfa—very dear;
bharya—wife; asita—gave birth to; saf—six; dtmajan—sons; pusparpam—
Pusparna; tigmaketum—Tigmaketu; ca—also; isam—lsa; irjam—Urja; vasum—
Vasu; jayam—Jaya.

TRANSLATION

King Vatsara had a very dear wife whose name was Svarvithi, and she
gave birth to six sons, named Pusparna, Tigmaketu, Isa, Urja, Vasu and
Jaya.

PURPORT

Vatsara’s wife is mentioned here as isfa, which means worshipable. In
other words it appears that Vatsara’s wife had all good qualities; for
example, she was always very faithful and obedient and affectionate to her
husband. She had all good qualities for managing household affairs. If both
the husband and wife are endowed with good qualities and live peacefully,
then nice children take birth, and thus the whole family is happy and
prosperous.
