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Vidura Inquires About the Pracetas 548
Dhruva’s Son Utkala Does Not Desire the Throne 551
Vatsara Elevated to the Royal Throne 556
King Vena Cursed by the Sages 560
Sacrifice Performed by King Anga 564
King Anga Offers Oblations to Visnu 571
Vena as Grandson of Death Personified 574
King Anga Gives Up His Home 979
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Story of King Vena 583
Vena Installed on the Throne 584
King Vena Stops Religious Rituals 587
The Great Sages Speak to King Vena 592
Qualifications of a Pious King 997
King Vena Replies to the Brahmanas 602
King Vena Condemned by the Sages 606
Sunitha Preserves the Dead Body of Vena 610
Bahuka Born from the Thighs of Vena 617
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
King Prthu's Appearance and Coronation 621
Male and Female Born of the Arms of Vena 622
The Goddess of Fortune Incarnated as Arci 625
King Prthu Is Placed on the Throne 629
King Prthu Speaks 634
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Praise of King Prthu
by the Professional Reciters 639
