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vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
pauraveṇātha vayasā yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ। prītiyukto nṛpaśreṣṭhaścacāra viṣayānpriyān ॥01-80-1॥
Then Yayati, son of Nahusha and best of kings, delightedly enjoyed the beloved pleasures of the senses with Puru’s youth. (01-80-1)
yathākāmaṃ yathotsāhaṃ yathākālaṃ yathāsukham। dharmāviruddhānrājendro yathārhati sa eva hi ॥01-80-2॥
According to desire, enthusiasm, time, and comfort, the king of kings acts only in ways not opposed to dharma, as he is worthy. (01-80-2)
devān atarpayad yajñaiḥ śrāddhais tadvat pitṛn api। dīnān anugrahair iṣṭaiḥ kāmaiś ca dvijasattamān ॥01-80-3॥
He satisfied the gods with sacrifices and, likewise, the ancestors with śrāddha rites. He also satisfied the poor with desired favors and the best of the twice-born with objects of desire. (01-80-3)
atithīnannapānaiśca viśaśca paripālanaiḥ। ānṛśaṃsyena śūdrāṃśca dasyūnsaṃnigraheṇa ca ॥01-80-4॥
Guests are to be treated with food and drink, the people with protection, Śūdras with compassion, and robbers with firm restraint. (01-80-4)
dharmeṇa ca prajāḥ sarvā yathāvadanurañjayan। yayātiḥ pālayāmāsa sākṣādindra ivāparaḥ ॥01-80-5॥
By righteousness, duly winning the affection of all his subjects, Yayāti ruled like another Indra manifest on earth. (01-80-5)
sa rājā siṃhavikrānto yuvā viṣayagocaraḥ। avirodhena dharmasya cacāra sukhamuttamam ॥01-80-6॥
That king, as valiant as a lion and still young, enjoyed the highest happiness within the realm of sense-objects, without violating dharma. (01-80-6)
sa samprāpya śubhānkāmāṃstṛptaḥ khinnaśca pārthivaḥ। kālaṃ varṣasahasrāntaṃ sasmāra manujādhipaḥ ॥01-80-7॥
Having attained auspicious pleasures, the satisfied yet weary king, lord of men, remembered the time at the end of a thousand years. (01-80-7)
parisaṅkhyāya kālajñaḥ kalāḥ kāṣṭhāśca vīryavān। pūrṇaṃ matvā tataḥ kālaṃ pūruṃ putramuvāca ha ॥01-80-8॥
Having reckoned the kalās and kāṣṭhās, that mighty knower of time then considered the time complete and spoke to his son Pūru. (01-80-8)
yathākāmaṃ yathotsāhaṃ yathākālamariṃdama। sevitā viṣayāḥ putra yauvanena mayā tava ॥01-80-9॥
O subduer of enemies, O son, with your youth I enjoyed sense-objects as I desired, with enthusiasm, and at the proper time. (01-80-9)
pūro prīto'smi bhadraṃ te gṛhāṇedaṃ svayauvanam। rājyaṃ caiva gṛhāṇedaṃ tvaṃ hi me priyakṛtsutaḥ ॥01-80-10॥
O Pūru, I am pleased with you. May welfare be yours. Accept your own youth, and also accept this kingdom, for you are indeed my son who has done what pleases me. (01-80-10)
pratipede jarāṃ rājā yayātir nāhuṣas tadā। yauvanaṃ pratipede ca pūruḥ svaṃ punar ātmanaḥ ॥01-80-11॥
Then King Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa, received old age, and Pūru got back his own youth. (01-80-11)
abhiṣektukāmaṃ nṛpatiṃ pūruṃ putraṃ kanīyasam। brāhmaṇapramukhā varṇā idaṃ vacanamabruvan ॥01-80-12॥
The social classes, led by the Brāhmaṇas, spoke these words to the king who wished to consecrate Puru, his youngest son. (01-80-12)
kathaṃ śukrasya naptāraṃ devayānyāḥ sutaṃ prabho। jyeṣṭhaṃ yadumatikramya rājyaṃ pūroḥ pradāsyasi ॥01-80-13॥
O lord, how will you give the kingdom to Pūru after passing over Yadu, the eldest son of Devayānī and grandson of Śukra? (01-80-13)
yadurjyeṣṭhastava suto jātas tamanu turvasuḥ। śarmiṣṭhāyāḥ suto druhyustato'nuḥ pūrureva ca ॥01-80-14॥
Yadu was born as your eldest son, and after him Turvasu. Śarmiṣṭhā's son was Druhyu, followed by Anu and also Puru. (01-80-14)
kathaṃ jyeṣṭhānatikramya kanīyānrājyamarhati। etatsambodhayāmastvāṃ dharmaṃ tvamanupālaya ॥01-80-15॥
How can the younger one deserve the kingdom after passing over his elders? We explain this dharma to you; you should observe it. (01-80-15)
yayātiruvāca॥
Yayāti said.
brāhmaṇapramukhā varṇāḥ sarve śr̥ṇvantu me vacaḥ। jyeṣṭhaṃ prati yathā rājyaṃ na deyaṃ me kathañcana ॥01-80-16॥
Let all the social orders headed by the Brāhmaṇas hear my statement: the kingdom must not, in any way, be given by me to the eldest. (01-80-16)
mama jyeṣṭhena yadunā niyogo nānupālitaḥ। pratikūlaḥ pituryaśca na sa putraḥ satāṃ mataḥ ॥01-80-17॥
My command was not obeyed by my eldest, Yadu; and one who is hostile to his father is not regarded as a son by the virtuous. (01-80-17)
mātāpitrorvacanakṛddhitaḥ pathyaśca yaḥ sutaḥ। sa putraḥ putravadyaśca vartate pitṛmātṛṣu ॥01-80-18॥
A son who obeys the commands of his mother and father, is devoted to their welfare, and acts properly, and who conducts himself toward father and mother like a son, is truly a son. (01-80-18)
yadunāhamavajñātastathā turvasunāpi ca। druhyunā cānunā caiva mayyavajñā kṛtā bhṛśam ॥01-80-19॥
I was treated with contempt by Yadu and likewise by Turvasu as well. Druhyu and Anu too showed great contempt toward me. (01-80-19)
pūruṇā me kr̥taṁ vākyaṁ mānitaśca viśeṣataḥ। kanīyānmama dāyādo jarā yena dhr̥tā mama ॥ mama kāmaḥ sa ca kr̥taḥ pūruṇā putrarūpiṇā ॥01-80-20॥
Pūru fulfilled my word and especially honored me. He is my younger heir, by whom my old age was borne. My desire too was fulfilled by Pūru, who truly acted as a son. (01-80-20)
śukreṇa ca varo dattaḥ kāvyenośanasā svayam। putro yastvānuvarteta sa rājā pṛthivīpatiḥ ॥ bhavato'nunayāmyevaṃ pūrū rājye'bhiṣicyatām ॥01-80-21॥
Śukra, Kāvya Uśanas himself, granted a boon: the son who obeys you shall be king, the lord of the earth. Therefore I beseech you: let Pūru be consecrated in the kingdom. (01-80-21)
prakṛtaya ūcuḥ॥
The subjects said.
yaḥ putro guṇasampanno mātāpitrorhitaḥ sadā। sarvamarhati kalyāṇaṃ kanīyānapi sa prabho ॥01-80-22॥
O lord, a son who is virtuous and always devoted to the welfare of his mother and father deserves every blessing, even if he is younger. (01-80-22)
arhaḥ pūruridaṃ rājyaṃ yaḥ sutaḥ priyakṛttava। varadānena śukrasya na śakyaṃ vaktumuttaram ॥01-80-23॥
Pūru is worthy of this kingdom, for he is a son who does what is dear to you. Because of Śukra's granting of the boon, no reply can be spoken. (01-80-23)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
paurajānapadaistuṣṭairityukto nāhuṣastadā। abhyaṣiñcattataḥ pūruṁ rājye sve sutamātmajam ॥०१-८०-२४॥
Then, having been thus addressed by the pleased citizens and people of the realm, the descendant of Nahuṣa consecrated Puru, his own son, in his kingdom. (01-80-24)
dattvā ca pūrave rājyaṃ vanavāsāya dīkṣitaḥ। purātsa niryayau rājā brāhmaṇaistāpasaiḥ saha ॥०१-८०-२५॥
Having given the kingdom to Pūru and consecrated himself for forest life, the king went forth from the city together with Brahmins and ascetics. (01-80-25)
yados tu yādavā jātās turvasor yavanāḥ sutāḥ। druhyor api sutā bhojā anos tu mlecchajātayaḥ ॥01-80-26॥
The Yādavas were born from Yadu; the Yavanas were the sons of Turvasu. The Bhojas were also the sons of Druhyu, and the Mleccha lineages came from Anu. (01-80-26)
pūrostu pauravo vaṃśo yatra jāto'si pārthiva। idaṃ varṣasahasrāya rājyaṃ kārayituṃ vaśī ॥01-80-27॥
Indeed, the Paurava lineage belongs to Pūru, in which you have been born, O king. You are capable of causing this kingdom to be administered for a thousand years. (01-80-27)
