Verse 22·VR 2.73.22

सततम् राजवृत्ते हि ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते | राज्ञामेतत्समम् तत्स्यादिक्ष्वाकूणाम् विशेषतः || २-७३-२२

satatam raajavR^itte hi jyeShTho raajye.abhiShichyate | raajJNaametatsamam tatsyaadikshvaakuuNaam visheShataH || 2-73-22

Translation

"According to the administration of kings the eldest son always indeed gets inaugurated in kingdom. This procedure is similar to all kings; especially so in the case of Ikshvaku kings."

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Bharata Reproaches Kaikeyi in Many Ways

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