Text 22] Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Maharaja 561
vidura uvdaca
tasya sila-nidheh sadhor
brahmanyasya mahatmanah
rajriah katham abhid dusta
praja yad vimana yayau

vidurah uvdca—Vidura said; tasya—of him (Anga); sila-nidheh—reservoir
of good characteristics; sadhoh—saintly person; brahmanyasya—lover of
brahminical culture; mahatmanah—great soul ; rajfiah—of the king; katham—
how; abhiit—it was; dusta—bad; praja—son; yat—by which; vimanah—being
indifferent; yayau—he left.

TRANSLATION

Vidura inquired from the sage Maitreya: My dear brahmana, King Anga
was very gentle. He had high character and was a saintly personality and
lover of brahminical culture. How is it that such a great soul got a bad son
like Vena, because of whom he became indifferent to his kingdom and left
it?

PURPORT

In family life a man is supposed to live happily with father, mother, wife
and children, but sometimes, under certain conditions, a father, mother,
child or wife becomes an enemy. It is said by Canakya Pandita that a father
is an enemy when he is too much in debt, a mother is an enemy if she
marries for a second time, a wife is an enemy when she is very beautiful,
and a son is an enemy when he is a foolish rascal. In this way, when a fam-
ily member becomes an enemy it is very difficult to live in family life or
remain a householder. Generally such situations occur in the material
world. Therefore according to Vedic culture one has to take leave of his
family members just after his fiftieth year so that the balance of his life
may be completely devoted in search of Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 22
fé atal Fa oferq maVSATAET |
aT TR GAT TARTAR: URI
kim varnho vena uddisya
brahma-dandam ayiiyujan
danda-vrata-dhare rajii
munayo dharma-kovidah
