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The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.57.35

Mahābhārata 1.57.35

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Sanskrit

1.57.35

yaḥ pumānabhavattatra taṃ sa rājarṣisattamaḥ |
vasurvasupradaścakre senāpatimariṃdamam |
cakāra patnīṃ kanyāṃ tu dayitāṃ girikāṃ nṛpaḥ || 35 ||

"And when king Vasu took his seat in that crystal car, with the gift of Indra, and coursed through the sky, he was approached by Gandharvas and Apsaras (the celestial singers and dancers). And as he coursed through the upper regions, he was called Uparichara. And by his capital flowed a river called Suktimati. And that river was once attacked by a life-endued mountain called Kolahala maddened by lust. And Vasu, beholding the foul attempt, struck the mountain with his foot. And by the indentation caused by Vasu's stamp, the river came out (of the embraces of Kolahala). But the mountain begat on the river two children that were twins. And the river, grateful to Vasu for his having set her free from Kolahala's embraces, gave them both to Vasu. And the son was made the generalissimo to his forces by Vasu, that best of royal sages and giver of wealth and punisher of enemies. And the daughter called Girika, was wedded by Vasu.

Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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