Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 18
Dhruva-vaṁśa Continuation: Utkala’s Renunciation, Aṅga’s Sacrifice, and the Birth of Vena
Prelude to Pṛthu
सुनीथाङ्गस्य या पत्नी सुषुवे वेनमुल्बणम् । यद्दौ:शील्यात्स राजर्षिर्निर्विण्णो निरगात्पुरात् ॥ १८ ॥
sunīthāṅgasya yā patnī suṣuve venam ulbaṇam yad-dauḥśīlyāt sa rājarṣir nirviṇṇo niragāt purāt
أنجبت سُنِيثا زوجةُ أَنْغا ابناً اسمه فينا، وكان شديد الاعوجاج وسوء الطبع. ولما رأى الملك القدّيس أَنْغا فساد خُلُقه ضاق صدره، فترك المدينة والملك ومضى إلى الغابة.
FAQs
It says Sunīthā bore Vena, who was extremely wicked, and due to Vena’s depraved behavior the saintly King Aṅga became disheartened and left the palace.
He was deeply distressed and disgusted by Vena’s immoral conduct, and thus renounced royal life and departed from the city.
Character and values matter more than position or lineage; when adharma becomes dominant, one should seek purification, wise counsel, and dharmic company rather than enabling wrongdoing.