Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 22 - Verse 16-17
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16-17 Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो द्विजैर्ज्येष्ठं छन्दयामास सोऽब्रवीत् ।तन्मन्त्रिप्रहितैर्विप्रैर्वेदाद् विभ्रंशितो गिरा ॥ १६ ॥वेदवादातिवादान् वै तदा देवो ववर्ष ह ।देवापिर्योगमास्थाय कलापग्राममाश्रित: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: evam ukto dvijair jyeṣṭhaṁchandayām āsa so ’bravīttan-mantri-prahitair viprairvedād vibhraṁśito girā Translation: When the brāhmaṇas said this, Mahārāja Śāntanu went to the forest and requested his elder brother Devāpi to take charge of the kingdom, for it is the duty of a king to maintain his subjects....