948 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 22
PURPORT

The word sddhicchistam is significant in this verse. Prthu Maharaja got
his kingdom from great saintly persons like Bhrgu and others just as one
gets remnants of food. After the death of King Vena, the whole world was
bereft of a popular ruler. There were so many catastrophes occurring that
the great saintly persons, headed by Bhrgu, created the body of King Prthu
out of the body of his dead father, King Vena. Since King Prthu was thus
offered the kingdom by the virtue of the mercy of great saintly persons, he
did not want to divide his kingdom among saints like the Kumaras. When
a father is eating food, he may, out of compassion, offer the remnants of
his food to his son. Although such food may be already chewed by the
father, it cannot be offered to the father again. Prthu Maharaja’s position
was something like this; whatever he possessed had already been chewed,
and therefore he could not offer it to the Kumaras. Indirectly, however,
he offered everything he possessed to the Kumaras, and consequently they
utilized his possessions in whatever way they liked. The next verse
clarifies this matter.

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Usd ag Fat ate fa aa PARaq uivell
prana darah suta brahman
grhaé ca sa-paricchadah
rajyam balam mahi kosa
iti sarvam niveditam

pranah—life; darah—wife; sutah—children; brahman—O great brahmana;
grhah—home; ca—also; sa—with; paricchadah—all paraphernalia; rajyam—
kingdom; balam—strength; mahi—land; kosah—treasury ; iti— thus; sarvam—
everything; niveditam—offered.

TRANSLATION

The King continued: Therefore, my dear brahmanas, my life, wife,
children, home, furniture and household paraphernalia, my kingdom,
strength, land, and especially my treasury, are all offered unto you.

PURPORT

In some readings, the word darah is not used, but the word used then is

rayah, which means wealth. In India there are still wealthy persons who
