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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 14]
By dint of mystic  yoga  practice, kings generally acquired these eight kinds of opulences. These kings were called  rājarṣis , kings who were also great sages. By practicing mystic  yoga , a  rājarṣi  could become smaller than the smallest, greater than the greatest, and could get whatever he desired. A  rājarṣi  could also create a kingdom, bring everyone under his control and rule them. These were some of the opulences of a king. King Vena, however, was not practiced in  yoga , but he became very proud of his royal position nonetheless. Because he was not very considerate, he began to misuse his power and insult great personalities.
TEXT 5
एवं मदान्ध उत्सिक्तो निरङ्कुश हव द्विपः । पर्यटन् रथमास्थाय कम्पयन्निव रोदसी ॥ ५ ॥
evam madāndha utsikto niraṅkuśa iva dvipaḥ paryaṭan ratham āsthāya kampayann iva rodasī
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.
TEXT 6
न यष्टव्यं न दातव्यं न होतव्यं द्विजाः क्वचित् । इति न्यवारयद्धर्मं भेरीधोषेण सर्वशः ॥ ६ ॥
na yaṣṭavyam na dātavyam na hotavyam dvijāḥ kvacit iti nyavārayad dharmam bherī-ghoṣeṇa sarvaśaḥ
na—not; yaṣṭavyam—any sacrifices can be performed; na—not; dātavyam—any charity can be given; na—not; hotavyam—any clarified