Prithu was one of greatest emperors of ancient India . Story of the birth of King Prithu is found in the Puranas. In the great lineage of Dhruva, there
was a king named Anga. He had a son named Vena, who was cruel and arrogant from
childhood. King Anga was distressed with the behavior of his son. He made
innumerable efforts to reform his only son. But all his efforts failed and in
terrible anguish he left his kingdom.
As there was no ruler, the Saints were compelled to make
Vena the next king.
After being made king, Vena’s adharmic activities only
increased.
Vena declared himself as god and unleashed a reign of
terror.
Fed up with his activities, Vena was killed by his subjects
with the help of saints.
As there was no one to take over the kingdom, dacoits and
thieves began to loot people. There was utter lawlessness.
The saints thought it was their responsibility to find a
ruler.
They then took the body of Vena and churned it while
chanting mantras. From it appeared a human couple. The male was a partial
incarnation of Vishnu and the female was a partial incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi.
They called the male – Prithu.
Prithu then looked after the welfare of his
people and spread Dharma.