Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.14-15
शान्तिमाप्नोति चैवाग्र्यां कर्मणा तेन शान्तनु: ।
समा द्वादश तद्राज्ये न ववर्ष यदा विभु: ॥ १४ ॥
शान्तनुर्ब्राह्मणैरुक्त: परिवेत्तायमग्रभुक् ।
राज्यं देह्यग्रजायाशु पुरराष्ट्रविवृद्धये ॥ १५ ॥
śāntim āpnoti caivāgryāṁ
[shaantim aapnoti chaivaagryaam]
karmaṇā tena śāntanuḥ
[karmanaa tena shaantanuh]
samā dvādaśa tad-rājye
[samaa dvaadasha tad-raajye]
na vavarṣa yadā vibhuḥ
[na vavarsha yadaa vibhuh]
śāntanur brāhmaṇair uktaḥ
[shaantanur braahmanair uktah]
parivettāyam agrabhuk
[parivettaayam agrabhuk]
rājyaṁ dehy agrajāyāśu
[raajyam dehy agrajaayaashu]
pura-rāṣṭra-vivṛddhaye
[pura-raashtra-vivriddhaye]
Word-for-word
śāntim
—
youthfulness for sense gratification
āpnoti
—
one gets
ca
—
also
eva
—
indeed
agryām
—
principally
karmaṇā
—
by the touch of his hand
tena
—
because of this
śāntanuḥ
—
known as Śāntanu
samāḥ
—
years
dvādaśa
—
twelve
tat-rājye
—
in his kingdom
na
—
not
vavarṣa
—
sent rain
yadā
—
when
vibhuḥ
—
the controller of the rain, namely the King of heaven, Indra
śāntanuḥ
—
Śāntanu
brāhmaṇaiḥ
—
by the learned brāhmaṇas
uktaḥ
—
when advised
parivettā
—
faulty because of being a usurper
ayam
—
this
agra-bhuk
—
enjoying in spite of your elder brother’s being present
rājyam
—
the kingdom
dehi
—
give
agrajāya
—
to your elder brother
āśu
—
immediately
pura-rāṣṭra
—
of your home and the kingdom
vivṛddhaye
—
for elevation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śāntim āpnoti caivāgryāṁ
śāntim
youthfulness for sense gratification
āpnoti
one gets
ca
also
eva
indeed
agryām
principally
karmaṇā tena śāntanuḥ
karmaṇā
by the touch of his hand
tena
because of this
śāntanuḥ
known as Śāntanu
samā dvādaśa tad-rājye
samāḥ
years
dvādaśa
twelve
tat-rājye
in his kingdom
na vavarṣa yadā vibhuḥ
na
not
vavarṣa
sent rain
yadā
when
vibhuḥ
the controller of the rain, namely the King of heaven, Indra
śāntanur brāhmaṇair uktaḥ
śāntanuḥ
Śāntanu
brāhmaṇaiḥ
by the learned brāhmaṇas
uktaḥ
when advised
parivettāyam agrabhuk
parivettā
faulty because of being a usurper
ayam
this
agra-bhuk
enjoying in spite of your elder brother’s being present
rājyaṁ dehy agrajāyāśu
rājyam
the kingdom
dehi
give
agrajāya
to your elder brother
āśu
immediately
pura-rāṣṭra-vivṛddhaye
pura-rāṣṭra
of your home and the kingdom
vivṛddhaye
for elevation.
Because the King was able to make everyone happy for sense gratification, primarily by the touch of his hand, his name was Śāntanu. Once, when there was no rainfall in the kingdom for twelve years and the King consulted his learned brahminical advisors, 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-yajña in the presence of one’s elder brother, or else one becomes a usurper, known as parivettā.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Because the King was able to make everyone peaceful by the touch of his hand, his name was Śāntanu. Once, when there was no rainfall in the kingdom for twelve years, the brāhmaṇas said, "You are faulty for enjoying the property of your elder brother. For the prosperity of your kingdom and home, you should return the kingdom to him."
Indra (vibhuḥ) did not shower rain. Smṛti says dārāgnihotra-saṁyogaṁ kurute yo ’graje sthite parivettā sa vijñeyaḥ parivittis tu pūrvajaḥ: the person who gets married and performs sacrifice while the older brother is present is called parivettā and the elder brother is called parivitti. Though your elder brother lives (unmarried), you have married and enjoyed first and have enjoyed the kingdom. You are a parivettā. Because of this fault Indra does now shower rain. Therefore return the kingdom to him.
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Personal Guidance
Twelve years of drought are traced by brāhmaṇas to Śāntanu's parivettā position — enjoying the kingdom while the elder brother is still alive. Some catastrophes in our lives are quietly traceable to a structural offense we did not name.
Reflection Questions
- What 'twelve-year drought' in my life might be traceable to a position I assumed before its time?
- Where could honest acknowledgment of seniority restore the rain?
My note
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