Shloka 37
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
तेन द्वारेण तत् पापं निष्क्रान्तं तस्य भूपतेः निषादास् ते ततो जाता वेनकल्मषनाशनाः
tena dvāreṇa tat pāpaṃ niṣkrāntaṃ tasya bhūpateḥ niṣādās te tato jātā venakalmaṣanāśanāḥ
उसी द्वार से उस राजा का संचित पाप बाहर निकल गया। वहीं से निषाद उत्पन्न हुए—मानो वेन के कल्मष को हरने वाले, उसके मल को जीवित रूप से धो देने वाले।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
They are presented as beings generated from the expelled impurity of King Vena, marking a genealogical and moral explanation for their origin within the narrative.
He frames it as a literal expulsion of pāpa through a specific ‘door/means,’ after which that impurity takes form as a distinct group, showing karma’s tangible consequences in Purāṇic history.
Even when not named in the verse, the episode supports the Vishnu Purana’s theme that cosmic and social order (dharma and rightful sovereignty) is ultimately restored under the Supreme governance associated with Vishnu.