Shloka 35
King Vena’s Tyranny, the Sages’ Counsel, and the Birth of Niṣāda
ऋषिभि: स्वाश्रमपदं गते पुत्रकलेवरम् । सुनीथा पालयामास विद्यायोगेन शोचती ॥ ३५ ॥
ṛṣibhiḥ svāśrama-padaṁ gate putra-kalevaram sunīthā pālayām āsa vidyā-yogena śocatī
After the sages returned to their respective hermitages, Sunīthā, Vena’s mother, was overwhelmed with grief at her son’s death. She resolved to preserve his dead body by applying certain ingredients and by mantra-yoga, the chanting of sacred mantras.
FAQs
This verse states that Sunīthā, overwhelmed by grief, kept her son Vena’s corpse preserved through vidyā-yoga—mystic knowledge—showing that such powers can exist but do not solve the root problem of attachment and adharma.
Because she was lamenting for her son and, driven by maternal attachment, used her mystic knowledge to keep his body intact after the sages returned to their āśramas.
It cautions that emotional attachment can push one toward extraordinary but ultimately temporary solutions; real healing comes from dharmic living and spiritual clarity rather than trying to control outcomes through mere technique or power.