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॥ श्रीः ॥
॥ पृथुराजचरित्रम् ॥
 
THE STORY OF THE INCARNATION
AS KING PRITHU
 
सुनीथाऽङ्गस्य या पत्नी सुषुवे वेनमुल्बणम् ॥
Sunitha, the wife of (king) Anga[^*], gave
birth to the terrible Vena.
 
स बालः क्रीडतो बालान्पशुमारममारयत् ॥
As a boy, he was butchering the boys
who were playing, as one butchers
animals.
 
[^*]After Dhruva, his eldest son Utkala having
become desireless of kingdom, his next son Vatsara
became king. Vatsara's wife gave birth to six sons;
the eldest of these, Pushparna begot six sons on his
two wives. The last of these, Vyushta, had a son
named Sarvatejas by his wife named Pushkarini. Of
Sarvatejas and Akuti was born the Manu named
Chakshus. Chakshusha Manu had twelve sons, the
last of whom, Ulmuka begot six sons, the eldest ot
whom was Anga.