Shloka 2
King Vena’s Tyranny, the Sages’ Counsel, and the Birth of Niṣāda
वीरमातरमाहूय सुनीथां ब्रह्मवादिन: । प्रकृत्यसम्मतं वेनमभ्यषिञ्चन् पतिं भुव: ॥ २ ॥
vīra-mātaram āhūya sunīthāṁ brahma-vādinaḥ prakṛty-asammataṁ venam abhyaṣiñcan patiṁ bhuvaḥ
Then the sages, learned in Brahman, summoned the Queen Mother Sunīthā. With her consent they enthroned Vena—accepted by the people—and anointed him upon the royal seat as lord of the earth.
FAQs
The sages, following accepted social custom and political necessity, summoned his mother Sunīthā and performed Vena’s coronation as the ruler of the earth.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this event while describing the rise of King Vena in Canto 4, Chapter 14.
Leadership may be established by social convention, but true legitimacy ultimately depends on dharmic conduct—otherwise the same society must later correct or restrain unrighteous rule.