Shloka 2
पितर्युपरतेऽस्माकं ज्येष्ठोऽयमिति मन्त्रिभिः।कपीनामीश्वरो राज्ये कृतः परमसम्मतः4.9.2।।
pitari uparate 'smākaṃ jyeṣṭho 'yam iti mantribhiḥ | kapīnām īśvaro rājye kṛtaḥ paramasammataḥ || 4.9.2 ||
ನಮ್ಮ ತಂದೆ ಪರಲೋಕಗತರಾದ ಬಳಿಕ, ‘ಇವನೇ ಹಿರಿಯನು’ ಎಂದು ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಸಿ, ಎಲ್ಲರ ಪರಮಸಮ್ಮತಿಯಿಂದ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಕಪಿಗಳ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಮಿಸಿದರು.
'Seeing me on the throne, Vali became angry and his eyes turned red. He imprisonedmy ministers and spoke to me harshly.
FAQs
Social order through accepted norms: the ministers uphold succession by eldership and collective consent, reflecting dharmic governance structures.
A background note on how rulership was earlier assigned after the father’s death—by ministers and by the principle of the elder’s precedence.
Respect for institutional legitimacy—rule is shown as rooted in counsel and communal approval, not mere force.