Shloka 11
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
सुनीथा नाम या कन्या मृत्योः प्रथमजाभवत् अङ्गस्य भार्या सा दत्ता तस्यां वेनो व्यजायत
sunīthā nāma yā kanyā mṛtyoḥ prathamajābhavat aṅgasya bhāryā sā dattā tasyāṃ veno vyajāyata
Có một thiếu nữ tên Sunīthā, con gái đầu lòng của Mṛtyu. Nàng được gả làm vợ vua Aṅga; và từ nàng, Vena ra đời.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
FAQs
It frames Vena’s lineage with a symbolic association to death and moral decline, foreshadowing the later narrative where unrighteous kingship disrupts dharma and necessitates restoration.
Parāśara presents lineage as a narrative map of dharma across generations—linking marriages, births, and royal succession to the unfolding of cosmic and social order.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s dynastic history operates under Vishnu’s sovereignty: the rise and fall of kings becomes a mechanism through which dharma is ultimately protected and re-established.