Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 25
The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka
तस्यापि प्रैयव्रत एवाधिपतिर्नाम्ना मेधातिथि: सोऽपि विभज्य सप्त वर्षाणि पुत्रनामानि तेषु स्वात्मजान् पुरोजवमनोजवपवमानधूम्रानीकचित्ररेफबहुरूपविश्वधारसंज्ञान्निधाप्याधिपतीन् स्वयं भगवत्यनन्त आवेशितमतिस्तपोवनं प्रविवेश ॥ २५ ॥
tasyāpi praiyavrata evādhipatir nāmnā medhātithiḥ so ’pi vibhajya sapta varṣāṇi putra-nāmāni teṣu svātmajān purojava-manojava-pavamāna-dhūmrānīka-citrarepha-bahurūpa-viśvadhāra-saṁjñān nidhāpyādhipatīn svayaṁ bhagavaty ananta ā-veśita-matis tapovanaṁ praviveśa.
Penguasa pulau itu, putra Priyavrata, bernama Medhātithi. Ia membagi pulau menjadi tujuh wilayah yang dinamai menurut putra-putranya, dan menobatkan mereka sebagai raja: Purojava, Manojava, Pavamāna, Dhūmrānīka, Citrarepha, Bahurūpa, dan Viśvadhāra. Setelah itu Medhātithi mengundurkan diri, memasuki hutan tapa untuk memusatkan batin pada kaki teratai Bhagavān Ananta.
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Medhātithi is a descendant of Priyavrata who rules that region, divides it into seven varṣas, appoints his sons as governors, and then retires to a forest of austerity with his mind absorbed in Bhagavān Ananta.
After establishing orderly governance through his sons, he turned inward for spiritual realization—absorbing his mind in Ananta and adopting the life of austerity, showing the Bhagavata ideal of combining duty with renunciation.
Fulfill responsibilities responsibly (delegate and create stability), but keep a clear spiritual priority—cultivating steady remembrance of the Lord and making time for disciplined sādhana and detachment.