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| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.34
itthaḿ vyavasitā hantum
ṛṣayo rūḍha-manyavaḥ
nijaghnur huńkṛtair venaḿ
hatam acyuta-nindayā
SYNONYMS
ittham — thus; vyavasitāḥ — decided; hantum — to kill; ṛṣayaḥ — the sages; rūḍha — manifested; manyavaḥ — their anger; nijaghnuḥ — they killed; hum-kṛtaiḥ — by angry words or by sounds of hum; venam — King Vena; hatam — dead; acyuta — against the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nindayā — by blasphemy.
TRANSLATION
The great sages, thus manifesting their covert anger, immediately decided to kill the King. King Vena was already as good as dead due to his blasphemy against the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus without using any weapons, the sages killed King Vena simply by high-sounding words.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness