586 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 14

By dint of mystic yoga practice, kings generally acquired these eight kinds
of opulences. These kings were called rajarsis, kings who were also great
sages. By practicing mystic yoga, a rajarsi could become smaller than
the smallest, greater than the greatest, and could get whatever he desired.
A rajarsi 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.

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evam madandha utsikto
nirankusa iva dvipah

paryatan ratham asthaya
kampayann iva rodasi

evam—thus; mada-andhah—being blind with power; utsiktah—proud;
nirankusah—uncontrolled; iva—like; dvipah—an elephant; paryatan—travel-
ing; ratham—a chariot; dsthaya—having mounted; kampayan—causing to
tremble; iva—indeed; rodasi—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.

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na yastavyam na datavyam
na hotavyam dvijah kvacit

iti nyavdrayad dharmam
bheri-ghosena sarvasah

na—not; yaslavyam—any sacrifices can be performed; na—not;
datavyam—any charity can be given; na—not; hotavyam—any clarified
