इति लब्धव्यवस्थानः पुत्रं ज्येष्ठमवोचत ।
यदो तात प्रतीच्छेमां जरां देहि निजं वयः ॥३८॥

iti labdha-vyavasthānaḥ
putraṁ jyeṣṭham avocata
yado tāta pratīcchemāṁ
jarāṁ dehi nijaṁ vayaḥ

 iti - thus; labdha-vyavasthānaḥ - getting the opportunity to exchange his old age; putram - unto his son; jyeṣṭham - the eldest; avocata - he requested; yado - O Yadu; tāta - you are my beloved son; pratīccha - kindly exchange; imām - this; jarām - invalidity; dehi - and give; nijam - your own; vayaḥ - youth.


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When Yayāti received this benediction from Śukrācārya, he requested his eldest son: My dear son Yadu, please give me your youth in exchange for my old age and invalidity.

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