Shloka 28
प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्
अभिषिच्य सुतं वीरं भरतं पृथिवीपतिः तपसे स महाभागः पुलहस्याश्रमं ययौ
abhiṣicya sutaṃ vīraṃ bharataṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ tapase sa mahābhāgaḥ pulahasyāśramaṃ yayau
Tendo consagrado seu filho heroico Bharata como soberano, o senhor da terra—magnânimo e afortunado—partiu para as austeridades, indo ao eremitério do sábio Pulaha.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
FAQs
It marks lawful transfer of sovereignty—preserving dynastic order—so the king can pursue tapas without destabilizing dharma in the realm.
Through the narrative ideal that a ruler first secures righteous succession, then turns inward toward austerity, showing that governance and renunciation can be sequential duties.
Even in a lineage-focused verse, the Purana frames righteous kingship and renunciation as operating within Vishnu’s sustaining order—dharma upheld under the Supreme Preserver.