Shloka 24
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 98 — Paraśurāma’s kṣatriya suppression; Dīrghatamas, Bali, Sudēṣṇā, and the birth of Aṅga
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं संदिश्य तनयं प्रतीप: शान्तनुं तदा । स्वे च राज्येडभिषिच्यैनं वन॑ राजा विवेश ह,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--अपने पुत्र शान्तनुको ऐसा आदेश देकर राजा प्रतीपने उसी समय उन्हें अपने राज्यपर अभिषिक्त कर दिया और स्वयं वनमें प्रवेश किया
Vaiśampāyana uvāca—evaṃ saṃdiśya tanayaṃ pratīpaḥ śāntanuṃ tadā | sve ca rājye ’bhiṣicya enaṃ vanaṃ rājā viveśa ha ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having thus instructed his son Śāntanu, King Pratīpa then consecrated him to his own kingdom. Thereafter, the king withdrew into the forest—an ethical act of renunciation that affirms orderly succession and the dharma of a ruler who hands over power at the proper time.
वैशम्पायन उवाच