SB 4.14.5

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena

SB 4.14.4 - SB 4.14.6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

evaṁ madāndha utsikto

niraṅkuśa iva dvipaḥ

paryaṭan ratham āsthāya

kampayann iva rodasī

SYNONYMS

evam—thus; mada-andhaḥ—being blind with power; utsiktaḥ—proud; niraṅkuśaḥ—uncontrolled; iva—like; dvipaḥ—an elephant; paryaṭan—traveling; ratham—a chariot; āsthāya—having mounted; kampayan—causing to tremble; iva—indeed; rodasī—the sky and earth.

TRANSLATION

When he became overly blind due to his opulences, King Vena mounted a chariot and, like an uncontrolled elephant, began to travel through the kingdom, causing the sky and earth to tremble wherever he went.

SB 4.14.4 - SB 4.14.6