Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.19.23
भूमण्डलस्य सर्वस्य पूरुमर्हत्तमं विशाम् ।
अभिषिच्याग्रजांस्तस्य वशे स्थाप्य वनं ययौ ॥ २३ ॥
bhū-maṇḍalasya sarvasya
[bhoo-mandalasya sarvasya]
pūrum arhattamaṁ viśām
[poorum arhattamam vishaam]
abhiṣicyāgrajāṁs tasya
[abhishichyaagrajaams tasya]
vaśe sthāpya vanaṁ yayau
[vashe sthaapya vanam yayau]
Word-for-word
bhū-maṇḍalasya
—
of the entire planet earth
sarvasya
—
of all wealth and riches
pūrum
—
his youngest son, Pūru
arhat-tamam
—
the most worshipable person, the king
viśām
—
of the citizens or the subjects of the world
abhiṣicya
—
crowning on the throne of the emperor
agrajān
—
all his elder brothers, beginning from Yadu
tasya
—
of Pūru
vaśe
—
under the control
sthāpya
—
establishing
vanam
—
in the forest
yayau
—
he went away.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhū-maṇḍalasya sarvasya
bhū-maṇḍalasya
of the entire planet earth
sarvasya
of all wealth and riches
pūrum arhattamaṁ viśām
pūrum
his youngest son, Pūru
arhat-tamam
the most worshipable person, the king
viśām
of the citizens or the subjects of the world
abhiṣicyāgrajāṁs tasya
abhiṣicya
crowning on the throne of the emperor
agrajān
all his elder brothers, beginning from Yadu
tasya
of Pūru
vaśe sthāpya vanaṁ yayau
vaśe
under the control
sthāpya
establishing
vanam
in the forest
yayau
he went away.
Yayāti enthroned his youngest son, Pūru, as the emperor of the entire world and the proprietor of all its riches, and he placed all the other sons, who were older than Pūru, under Pūru’s control.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Yayāti enthroned his youngest son, Pūru, as the emperor of the earth and the proprietor of all its riches and he placed all the other sons, who were older than Pūru, under Pūru's control. Then he went to the forest.
He enthroned Pūru as the most worthy (arhattamam) of the wealth (viśām) of the whole world.
Personal Guidance
Pūru, the youngest and most qualified, is enthroned over all his elder brothers. Qualification, not seniority, should decide who holds the central seat — and a wise father will not let birth order override character.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I letting birth order or seniority decide what character should?
- Whose more qualified shoulders deserve a heavier responsibility, even if it embarrasses elders?
My note
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