CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Chanting the Song
Sung by Lord Siva
TEXT 1
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TART STATA ATA TST UI
maitreya uvaca
vijitasvo ‘dhirajasit
prthu-putrah prthu-sravah
yaviyobhyo ‘dadat kastha
bhratrbhyo bhratr-vatsalah
maitreyah uvdca—Maitreya continued to speak; vijitasuah—of the name
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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