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Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena

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SB 4.14.2

वीरमातरमाहूय सुनीथां ब्रह्मवादिनः प्रकृत्यसम्मतं वेनमभ्यषिंचन्पतिं भुवः

vīra-mātaram āhūya sunīthāṁ brahma-vādinaḥ prakṛty-asammataṁ venam abhyaṣiñcan patiṁ bhuvaḥ

Synonyms

vīra—of Vena; mātaram—mother; āhūya—calling; sunīthām—of the name Sunīthā; brahma-vādinaḥ—the great sages learned in the Vedas; prakṛti—by the ministers; asammatam—not approved of; venam—Vena; abhyaṣiñcan—enthroned; patim—the master; bhuvaḥ—of the world..

Translation

The great sages then called for the Queen Mother, Sunīthā, and with her permission they installed Vena on the throne as master of the world. All the ministers, however, disagreed with this.

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