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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.19-20

యమఙ్గ శేపు: కుపితా వాగ్వజ్రా మునయ: కిల । గతాసోస్తస్య భూయస్తే మమన్థుర్దక్షిణం కరమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥ అరాజకే తదా లోకే దస్యుభి: పీడితా: ప్రజా: । జాతో నారాయణాంశేన పృథురాద్య: క్షితీశ్వర: ॥ ౨౦ ॥
yam aṅga śepuḥ kupitā
[yam anga shepuh kupitaa]
vāg-vajrā munayaḥ kila
[vaag-vajraa munayah kila]
gatāsos tasya bhūyas te
[gataasos tasya bhooyas te]
mamanthur dakṣiṇaṁ karam
[mamanthur dakshinam karam]
arājake tadā loke
[araajake tadaa loke]
dasyubhiḥ pīḍitāḥ prajāḥ
[dasyubhih peeditaah prajaah]
jāto nārāyaṇāṁśena
[jaato naaraayanaamshena]
pṛthur ādyaḥ kṣitīśvaraḥ
[prithur aadyah kshiteeshvarah]
yam — him (Vena) whom aṅga — my dear Vidura śepuḥ — they cursed kupitāḥ — being angry vāk-vajrāḥ — whose words are as strong as a thunderbolt munayaḥ — great sages kila — indeed gata-asoḥ tasya — after he died bhūyaḥ — moreover te — they mamanthuḥ — churned dakṣiṇam — right karam — hand arājake — being without a king tadā — then loke — the world dasyubhiḥ — by rogues and thieves pīḍitāḥ — suffering prajāḥ — all the citizens jātaḥ — advented nārāyaṇa — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead aṁśena — by a partial representation pṛthuḥ — Pṛthu ādyaḥ — original kṣiti-īśvaraḥ — ruler of the world.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yam aṅga śepuḥ kupitā
yam
him (Vena) whom
aṅga
my dear Vidura
śepuḥ
they cursed
kupitāḥ
being angry
vāg-vajrā munayaḥ kila
vāk-vajrāḥ
whose words are as strong as a thunderbolt
munayaḥ
great sages
kila
indeed
gatāsos tasya bhūyas te
gata-asoḥ tasya
after he died
bhūyaḥ
moreover
te
they
mamanthur dakṣiṇaṁ karam
mamanthuḥ
churned
dakṣiṇam
right
karam
hand
arājake tadā loke
arājake
being without a king
tadā
then
loke
the world
dasyubhiḥ pīḍitāḥ prajāḥ
dasyubhiḥ
by rogues and thieves
pīḍitāḥ
suffering
prajāḥ
all the citizens
jāto nārāyaṇāṁśena
jātaḥ
advented
nārāyaṇa
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
aṁśena
by a partial representation
pṛthur ādyaḥ kṣitīśvaraḥ
pṛthuḥ
Pṛthu
ādyaḥ
original
kṣiti-īśvaraḥ
ruler of the world.
My dear Vidura, when great sages curse, their words are as invincible as a thunderbolt. Thus when they cursed King Vena out of anger, he died. After his death, since there was no king, all the rogues and thieves flourished, the kingdom became unregulated, and all the citizens suffered greatly. On seeing this, the great sages took the right hand of Vena as a churning rod, and as a result of their churning, Lord Viṣṇu in His partial representation made His advent as King Pṛthu, the original emperor of the world.

Monarchy is better than democracy because if the monarchy is very strong the regulative principles within the kingdom are upheld very nicely. Even one hundred years ago in the state of Kashmir in India, the king was so strong that if a thief were arrested in his kingdom and brought before him, the king would immediately chop off the hands of the thief. As a result of this severe punishment there were practically no theft cases within the kingdom. Even if someone left something on the street, no one would touch it. The rule was that the things could be taken away only by the proprietor and that no one else would touch them. In the so-called democracy, wherever there is a theft case the police come and take note of the case, but generally the thief is never caught, nor is any punishment offered to him. As a result of incapable government, at the present moment thieves, rogues and cheaters are very prominent all over the world.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sages, whose words are thunderbolts, angry at Vena, cursed him. Because the people were without a king, the population was tormented by thieves. Thus they churned the right hand of the dead Vena. Pṛthu, first king of the earth, was born as a portion of Nārāyaṇa. The cause of churning Vena’s hand was the lack of a king. From the churning Pṛthu appeared. He is called the first king because he established towns and cities.
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