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Narayaneeyam Dasakam 18

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  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 18 - Story of Venan and Pruthu Chakravarthy Charitam Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dasakam 18 In the dynasty of Dhruva came the King Anga, who was married to Sunitha. Venan was their son, but unlike his father, he was very wicked and cruel. He gave a lot of trouble to the people of the kingdom and declared that the Lord does not exist. He considered himself the supreme power in the universe. Dejected by Venan's actions, King Anga left for the forest to perform penance and attained mukthi.  Venan neglected the kingdom and welfare of the people, destroyed sacrificial rites and yagnas conducted by Sages, and this infuriated them. The flame which rose from the sages Kundalini burnt Venan down.  Fearing that the absence of a ruler would lead to the tyranny of wicked people, the Sages took the body of Venan from his mother, who was preserving it for a long time and churned the thighs of his body.  Thus, his body became sinless.  Then, whe...