Text 17] The Descendants of Ajamidha 157

TRANSLATION

Because the King was able to make everyone happy for sense
gratification, primarily by the touch of his hand, his name was
Santanu. Once, when there was no rainfall in the kingdom for
twelve years and the King consulted his learned brahminical ad-
visors, they said, “You are faulty for enjoying the property of your
elder brother. For the elevation of your kingdom and home, you
should return the kingdom to him.”

PURPORT

One cannot enjoy sovereignty or perform an agnihotra-yajna in the
presence of one’s elder brother, or else one becomes a usurper, known as
parivetta.

TEXTS 16-17

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evam ukto dvijair jyestham
chandayam asa so ’bravit

tan-mantri-prahitair viprair
vedad vibhramsito gird

veda-vadativadan vai
tadé devo vavarsa ha

devapir yogam asthaya
kala pa-gramam Gsritah

evam—thus (as above mentioned); wktah—being advised; dvijaih—
by the bradhmanas; jyestham—unto his eldest brother, Devapi;
chandayaém dsa—requested to take charge of the kingdom; sah—he
(Devapi);  abravit—said;  tat-mantri—by Santanu’s minister;
prahitaih—instigated; vipraih—by the bréhmanas; vedat—from the
