44 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 18

eager to see the Lord’s appearance in his dynasty as soon as possible,
Yadu refused to accept his father’s proposal. This was not irreligious,
however, because Yadu’s purpose was to serve the Lord. Because Yadu
was a faithful servant of the Lord, Lord Krsna appeared in his dynasty.
As confirmed in the prayers of Kunti, yadoh priyasydnvavaye. Yadu was
very dear to Krsna, who was therefore eager to descend in Yadu’s
dynasty. In conclusion, Maharaja Yadu should not be considered
adharma-jfia, ignorant of religious principles, as the next verse desig-
nates his brothers. He was like the four Sanakas (catwh-sana), who
refused the order of their father, Brahma, for the sake of a better cause.
Because the four Kumaras wanted to engage themselves completely in
the service of the Lord as brahmacdris, their refusal to obey their
father’s order was not irreligious.

TEXT 41

qaatea: fiat gaa an |
maar aa fea eel

turvasus coditah pitra
druhyus cdnus ca bharata

pratyacakhyur adharmajna
hy anitye nitya-buddhayah

turvasuh—Turvasu, another son; coditah—requested; pitra—by the
father (to exchange old age and invalidity for his youth); druhyuh—
Druhyu, another son; ca—and; anuh—Anu, another son; ca—also;
bhérata—O King Pariksit; pratyacakhyuh—refused to accept;
adharma-jiah—because they did not know religious principles; hi—in-
deed; a-nitye—temporary youth; nitya-buddhayah—thinking to be
permanent.

TRANSLATION

O Maharaja Pariksit, Yayati similarly requested his sons
Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu to exchange their youth for his old age,
but because they were unaware of religious principles, they
thought that their flickering youth was eternal, and therefore they
refused to carry out their father’s order.
