venasyÄveká¹£ya munayo
durvá¹›ttasya viceá¹£á¹itam
vimṛśya loka-vyasanaá¹
kṛpayocuḥ sma satriṇaḥ
venasya - of King Vena; Äveká¹£ya - after observing; munayaḥ - all the great sages; durvá¹›ttasya - of the great rogue; viceá¹£á¹itam - activities; vimṛśya - considering; loka-vyasanam - danger to the people in general; ká¹›payÄ - out of compassion; Å«cuḥ - talked; sma - in the past; satriṇaḥ - the performers of sacrifices.
Before King Vena was enthroned, all the great sages were very much anxious to see to the welfare of society. When they saw that King Vena was most irresponsible, cruel and atrocious, they again began to think of the welfare of the people. It should be understood that sages, saintly persons and devotees are not unconcerned with the people’s welfare. Ordinary karmÄ«s are busy acquiring money for sense gratification, and ordinary jñÄnÄ«s are socially aloof when they speculate on liberation, but actual devotees and saintly persons are always anxious to see how the people can be made happy both materially and spiritually. Therefore the great sages began to consult one another on how to get out of the dangerous atmosphere created by King Vena.