158 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 22

principles of the Vedas; vibhramsitah—fallen; gira—by such words;
veda-vada-ativadan—words blaspheming the Vedic injunctions; vai—
indeed; tadé—at that time; devah—the demigod; vavarsa—showered
rains; ha—in the past; devapih—Devapi; yogam dsthadya—accepting
the process of mystic yoga; kaldpa-gramam—the village known as
Kalapa; dsritah—took shelter of (and is living in even now).

TRANSLATION

When the brahmanas said this, Maharaja Santanu went to the
forest and requested his elder brother Devapi to take charge of the
kingdom, for it is the duty of a king to maintain his subjects. Pre-
viously, however, Santanu’s minister Aévavara had instigated some
brahmanas to induce Devapi to transgress the injunctions of the
Vedas and thus make himself unfit for the post of ruler. The
brahmanas deviated Devapi from the path of the Vedic principles,
and therefore when asked by Santanu he did not agree to accept
the post of ruler. On the contrary, he blasphemed the Vedic prin-
ciples and therefore became fallen. Under the circumstances,
Santanu again became the king, and Indra, being pleased,
showered rains. Devapi later took to the path of mystic yoga to
control his mind and senses and went to the village named Kalapa-
grama, where he is still living.

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