Shloka 36
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
वेन उवाच । स्रष्टा धर्मस्य कश्चान्यः श्रोतव्यं कस्य वा मया । श्रुतवीर्यतपः सत्ये मया वा कः समो भुवि
vena uvāca | sraṣṭā dharmasya kaścānyaḥ śrotavyaṃ kasya vā mayā | śrutavīryatapaḥ satye mayā vā kaḥ samo bhuvi
Sinabi ni Vena: “Sino pa ang lumikha ng dharma? At kanino ako makikinig? Sa karangalan, tapang, pag-aayuno, at katotohanan—sino sa lupa ang kapantay ko?”
Vena
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: hasya
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेन+उवाच→वेन उवाच; कः+च+अन्यः→कश्चान्यः; श्रुत+वीर्य+तपः→श्रुतवीर्यतपः (समास/समाहार-प्रयोग; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे ‘श्रुतं वीर्यं तपश्च यस्य’ इति बोधः)
FAQs
He expresses extreme pride and self-sufficiency, claiming no one should instruct him and that no one equals him in virtue or power.
It shows Vena’s hubris: he implies dharma is defined by his will, rejecting the traditional view that dharma is grounded in śāstra and upheld by sages and divine order.
It warns that arrogance and refusal to heed wise counsel undermine righteousness; ego can lead a ruler away from dharma and toward adharma.