Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 13 Verse 42

Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.13.42

taḿ vicakṣya khalaḿ putraḿ

śāsanair vividhair nṛpaḥ

yadā na śāsituḿ kalpo

bhṛśam āsīt sudurmanāḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — him; vicakṣya — observing; khalam — cruel; putram — son; śāsanaiḥ — by punishments; vividhaiḥ — different kinds of; nṛpaḥ — the King; yadā — when; na — not; śāsitum — to bring under control; kalpaḥ — was able; bhṛśam — greatly; āsīt — became; su-durmanāḥ — aggrieved.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the cruel and merciless behavior of his son, Vena, King Ańga punished him in different ways to reform him, but was unable to bring him to the path of gentleness. He thus became greatly aggrieved.

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