Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.7.9
SB 2.7.9
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yad venam utpatha-gataṁ dvija-vākya-vajra- niṣpluṣṭa-pauruṣa-bhagaṁ niraye patantam trātvārthito jagati putra-padaṁ ca lebhe dugdhā vasūni vasudhā sakalāni yena
Translation
Mahārāja Vena went astray from the path of righteousness, and the brāhmaṇas chastised him by the thunderbolt curse. By this King Vena was burnt with his good deeds and opulence and was en route to hell. The Lord, by His causeless mercy, descended as his son, by the name of Pṛthu, delivered the condemned King Vena from hell, and exploited the earth by drawing all kinds of crops as produce.