Shloka 11
ययाति–अष्टक–प्रतर्दन संवादः | Yayāti’s Dialogue with Aṣṭaka and Pratardana on Merit, Gifts, and Ethical Restraint
ययातिर्नाहुषो राजा पूरुं पुत्र कनीयसम् | राज्येडभिषिच्य मुदित: प्रवव्राज वनं तदा,नहुषपुत्र महाराज ययातिने अपने छोटे पुत्र पूरको राज्यपर अभिषिक्त करके यदु आदि अन्य पुत्रोंको सीमान्त (किनारेके देशों)-में रख दिया। फिर बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ वे वनमें गये। वहाँ फल-मूलका आहार करते हुए उन्होंने दीर्घकालतक वनमें निवास किया
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | Yayātir Nāhuṣo rājā Pūruṃ putraṃ kanīyasam | rājye ’bhiṣicya muditaḥ pravavrāja vanaṃ tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, joyfully consecrated his youngest son Pūru to the sovereignty; and then, content in mind, he departed for the forest. In keeping with the royal ethic of orderly succession and renunciation after installing a worthy heir, he withdrew from power and lived the forest-life, sustained by fruits and roots.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic model of governance: establish a legitimate successor through consecration, then relinquish personal power. It frames renunciation not as escape but as an ethical transition after fulfilling royal duty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, consecrates his youngest son Pūru as ruler and then departs to live in the forest, adopting an ascetic, forest-dwelling mode of life.