तद्द्वीपपतिः प्रैयव्रतो राजन् हिरण्यरेता नाम स्वं द्वीपं सप्तभ्यः स्वपुत्रेभ्यो यथाभागं
विभज्य स्वयं तप आतिष्ठत वसुवसुदानदृढरुचिनाभिगुप्तस्तुत्यव्रतविविक्तवाम
देवनामभ्यः ॥१४॥

tad-dvÄ«pa-patiḥ praiyavrato rÄjan hiraṇyaretÄ nÄma svaá¹ dvÄ«paá¹ saptabhyaḥ sva-putrebhyo yathÄ-bhÄgaá¹ vibhajya svayaá¹ tapa Ätiṣṭhata vasu-vasudÄna-dá¹›á¸haruci-nÄbhigupta-stutyavrata-vivikta-vÄmadeva-nÄmabhyaḥ

 tat-dvÄ«pa-patiḥ - the master of that island; praiyavrataḥ - the son of MahÄrÄja Priyavrata; rÄjan - O King; hiraṇyaretÄ - HiraṇyaretÄ; nÄma - named; svam - his own; dvÄ«pam - island; saptabhyaḥ - unto seven; sva-putrebhyaḥ - his own sons; yathÄ-bhÄgam - according to division; vibhajya - dividing; svayam - himself; tapaḥ Ätiṣṭhata - engaged in austerities; vasu - unto Vasu; vasudÄna - VasudÄna; dá¹›á¸haruci - Dá¹›á¸haruci; nÄbhi-gupta - NÄbhigupta; stutya-vrata - Stutyavrata; vivikta - Vivikta; vÄma-deva - VÄmadeva; nÄmabhyaḥ - named.


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O King, another son of MahÄrÄja Priyavrata, HiraṇyaretÄ, was the king of this island. He divided it into seven parts, which he delivered to his seven sons according to the rights of inheritance. The King then retired from family life to engage in austerities. The names of those sons are Vasu, VasudÄna, Dá¹›á¸haruci, Stutyavrata, NÄbhigupta, Vivikta and VÄmadeva.

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