SB 4.13.42

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

SB 4.13.41 - SB 4.13.43

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

taṁ vicakṣya khalaṁ putraṁ

śāsanair vividhair nṛpaḥ

yadā na śāsituṁ 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 Aṅga 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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