2 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 1

Maharaja Priyavrata then married Barhismati, the daughter of Visva-
karma. In the womb of Barhismati he begot ten sons, named Agnidhra,
Idhmajihva, Yajfabahu, Mahavira, Hiranyareta, Ghrtaprstha, Savana,
Medhatithi, Vitihotra and Kavi. He also begot one daughter, whose name
was Urjasvati. Maharaja Priyavrata lived with his wife and family for
many thousands of years. The impressions from the rims of Maharaja
Priyavrata’s chariot wheels created seven oceans and seven islands. Of
the ten sons of Priyavrata, three sons named Kavi, Mahavira and Savana
accepted sannyasa, the fourth order of life, and the remaining seven
sons became the rulers of the seven islands. Maharaja Priyavrata also had
a second wife, in whom he begot three sons named Uttama, Raivata and
Tamasa. All of them were elevated to the post of Manu. Sukadeva
Gosvami thus described how Maharaja Priyavrata achieved liberation.

TEXT 1

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rajovaca
priyavrato bhagavata
atméramah katham mune
grhe ’ramata yan-milah
karma-bandhah parabhavah

raja uvaca—King Pariksit said; priya-vratah—King Priyavrata;
bhagavatah—the great devotee; dtma-dramah—who takes pleasure in
self-realization; katham—why; mune—O great sage: grhe—at home;
aramata —enjoyed: yat-miilah—having which as the root cause: karma-
bandhah —the bondage of fruitive activities: parabhavah —the defeat of
one’s human mission.

TRANSLATION

King Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami: O great sage,
why did King Priyavrata, who was a great, self-realized devotee of
