Shloka 137
राजानं च पृथुं वैन्यं मृतं शुश्रुम संजय । यमभ्यषिज्चन् सम्भूय महारण्ये महर्षय:,'सूंजय! वेनके पुत्र महाराज पृथुको भी अपने शरीरका त्याग करना पड़ा था, ऐसा हमने सुना है। महर्षियोंने महान् वनमें एकत्र होकर उनका राज्याभिषेक किया था
rājānaṃ ca pṛthuṃ vainyaṃ mṛtaṃ śuśruma sañjaya | yam abhyasiñcan sambhūya mahāraṇye maharṣayaḥ ||
Vāyu said: “O Sañjaya, we have heard that King Pṛthu, the son of Vena, met his end (laid down his body). Then, assembling together in the great forest, the great seers consecrated him—installing him as king.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that rightful kingship is tied to dharma and communal recognition—especially the moral and ritual sanction of sages—rather than mere force. The memory of Pṛthu’s consecration highlights the ethical ideal that sovereignty should be established to restore order and uphold righteousness.
Vāyu addresses Sañjaya and recalls a tradition: Pṛthu (called Vainya, son of Vena) is said to have died/left his body, and the great ṛṣis, gathering in a great forest, performed his royal consecration (abhiṣeka), formally installing him as king.