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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.24.19

మైత్రేయ ఉవాచ ప్రచేతస: పితుర్వాక్యం శిరసాదాయ సాధవ: । దిశం ప్రతీచీం ప్రయయుస్తపస్యాద‍ృతచేతస: ॥ ౧౯ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
pracetasaḥ pitur vākyaṁ
[prachetasah pitur vaakyam]
śirasādāya sādhavaḥ
[shirasaadaaya saadhavah]
diśaṁ pratīcīṁ prayayus
[disham prateecheem prayayus]
tapasy ādṛta-cetasaḥ
[tapasy aadrita-chetasah]
maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great sage Maitreya continued to speak pracetasaḥ — all the sons of King Prācīnabarhi pituḥ — of the father vākyam — words śirasā — on the head ādāya — accepting sādhavaḥ — all pious diśam — direction pratīcīm — western prayayuḥ — went away tapasi — in austerities ādṛta — accepting seriously cetasaḥ — in the heart.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
the great sage Maitreya continued to speak
pracetasaḥ pitur vākyaṁ
pracetasaḥ
all the sons of King Prācīnabarhi
pituḥ
of the father
vākyam
words
śirasādāya sādhavaḥ
śirasā
on the head
ādāya
accepting
sādhavaḥ
all pious
diśaṁ pratīcīṁ prayayus
diśam
direction
pratīcīm
western
prayayuḥ
went away
tapasy ādṛta-cetasaḥ
tapasi
in austerities
ādṛta
accepting seriously
cetasaḥ
in the heart.
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, because of their pious nature, all the sons of Prācīnabarhi very seriously accepted the words of their father with heart and soul, and with these words on their heads, they went toward the west to execute their father’s order.

In this verse sādhavaḥ, meaning “pious” or “well-behaved,” is very important, especially at the present moment. It is derived from the word sādhu. A perfect sādhu is one who is always engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Prācīnabarhi’s sons are described as sādhavaḥ because of their complete obedience to their father. The father, king and spiritual master are supposed to be representatives of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such they have to be respected as the Supreme Lord. It is the duty of the father, the spiritual master and the king to regulate their subordinates in such a way that they ultimately become fully unalloyed devotees of the Supreme Lord. That is the duty of the superiors, and it is the duty of the subordinates to obey their orders perfectly and in a disciplined way. The word śirasā, “on their heads,” is also significant, for the Pracetās accepted the orders of their father and carried them on their heads, which means they accepted them in complete surrender.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: Accepting the words of their father, the well-bred Pracetās, determined to perform austerities, went to the west.
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