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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.17
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- iti sma rājādhyavasāya-yuktaḥ
- prācīna-mūleṣu kuśeṣu dhīraḥ
- udaṅ-mukho dakṣiṇa-kūla āste
- samudra-patnyāḥ sva-suta-nyasta-bhāraḥ
itithus — thus; smaas in the past — as in the past; rājāthe King — the King; adhyavasāyaperseverance — perseverance; yuktaḥbeing engaged — being engaged; prācīnaeastern — eastern; mūleṣuwith the root — with the root; kuśeṣuon a seat made of kuśa straw — on a seat made of kuśa straw; dhīraḥself-controlled — self-controlled; udaṅfacing the northern side-mukhaḥfacing the northern side — facing the northern side; dakṣiṇaon the southern — on the southern; kūlebank — bank; āstesituated — situated; samudrathe sea — the sea; patnyāḥwife of (the Ganges) — wife of (the Ganges); svaown — own; sutason — son; nyastagiven over — given over; bhāraḥthe charge of administration — the charge of administration.
In perfect self-control, Mahārāja Parīkṣit sat down on a seat of straw, with straw-roots facing the east, placed on the southern bank of the Ganges, and he himself faced the north. Just previously he had given charge of his kingdom over to his son.
The River Ganges is celebrated as the wife of the sea. The seat of kuśa straw is considered to be sanctified if the straw is taken out of the earth complete with root, and if the root is pointed toward the east it is considered to be auspicious. Facing the north is still more favorable for attaining spiritual success. Mahārāja Parīkṣit handed over the charge of administration to his son before leaving home. He was thus fully equipped for all favorable conditions.