1026 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 24

King Vijitasva was very affectionate toward his younger brothers, and
therefore he wanted them to rule different directions of the world. From
time immemorial the eldest son generally becomes king after the death of
the previous king. When the Pandavas ruled the earth, Maharaja Yudhisthira,
the eldest son of King Pandu, became emperor, and his younger brothers

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to govern the different directions of the world,

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haryaksayadisat pracim
dhiimrakesaya daksinam

praticim urka-samjnaya
turyam dravinase vibhuh

haryaksaya—unto Haryaksa; adisat—delivered; pracim—eastern; dhiimra-
kesaya—unto Dhumrakesga; daksinam—the southern side; praticim—the
western side; urka-samjfiaya—unto his brother whose name was Vrka;
turyam—the northern side; dravinase—unto another brother of his named
Dravina; vibhuh—the master.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Vijitasva offered the eastern part of the world to his brother
Haryaksa, the southern part to Dhamrakega, the western part to Vrka,
and the northern part to Dravina.

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antardhana-gatim sakral
labdhvantardhana-samjnitah

apatya-trayam adhatta
sikhandinyam su-sammatam
