CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Chanting the Song
Sung by Lord Siva

TEXT 1

aq sa
fafiravatsfarissatery ga: THAT: |
TAT ENSS TTR ATTA ATTA It I

maitreya uvaca
vijitasvo ‘dhirajasit
prthu-putrah prthu-sravah
yaviyobhyo ‘dadat kastha
bhratrbhyo bhratr-vatsalah

Vijitasva; adhiraja—the emperor; dsit—became; prthu-putrah—the son of
Maharaja Prthu; prthu-sravah—of great activities; yaviyobhyah—unto the
younger brothers; adadat—offered; kasthah—different directions;
bhratrbhyah—unto the brothers; bhratr-vatsalah—very affectionate to the
brothers.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya continued: Vijitasva, the eldest son of Maharaja
Prthu, who had a reputation like his father, became emperor and gave his
younger brothers different directions of the world to govern, for he was very
affectionate toward his brothers.

PURPORT

After describing the life and character of Maharaja Prthu in the previous
chapter, the great sage Maitreya began to speak about the sons and
grandsons in the genealogical line of the Prthu dynasty. After the death
of Maharaja Prthu, his eldest son, Vijitasva, became emperor of the world.

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