Mahabharata 3.213: trayodaśādhika dviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

3.213.1

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
agnīnāṃ vividho vaṃśaḥ kīrtitaste mayānagha |
śṛṇu janma tu kauravya kārttikeyasya dhīmataḥ || 1 ||

"Markandeya continued, 'O sinless scion of Kuru's race, I have described to thee the various branches of the race of Agni. Listen now to the story of the birth of the intelligent Kartikeya. I shall tell thee of that wonderful and famous and highly energetic son of the Adbhuta fire begotten of the wives of the Brahmarshis. In ancient times the gods and Asuras were very active in destroying one another. And the terrible Asuras always succeeded in defeating the gods. And Purandara (Indra) beholding the great slaughter of his armies by them and anxious to find out a leader for the celestial host, thought within himself, 'I must find out a mighty person who observing the ranks of the celestial army shattered by the Danavas will be able to reorganize it with vigour.' He then repaired to the Manasa mountains and was there deeply absorbed in thought of nature, when he heard the heart-rending cries of a woman to the effect, 'May some one come quick and rescue me, and either indicate a husband for me, or be my husband himself.' Purandara said to her, 'Do not be afraid, lady!' And having said these words, he saw Kesin (an Asura) adorned with a crown and mace in hand standing even like a hill of metals at a distance and holding that lady by the hand. Vasava addressed then that Asura saying, 'Why art thou bent on behaving insolently to this lady? Know that I am the god who wields the thunderbolt. Refrain thou from doing any violence to this lady.' To him Kesin replied, 'Do thou, O Sakra, leave her alone. I desire to possess her. Thinkest thou, O slayer of Paka, that thou shalt be able to return home with thy life?' With these words Kesin hurled his mace for slaying Indra. Vasava cut it up in its course with his thunderbolt. Then Kesin, furious with rage, hurled a huge mass of rock at him. Beholding that, he of a hundred sacrifices rent it asunder with his thunderbolt, and it fell down upon the ground. And Kesin himself was wounded by that falling mass of rock. Thus sorely afflicted, he fled leaving the lady behind. And when the Asura was gone, Indra said to that lady, 'Who and whose wife art thou, O lady with a beautiful face, and what has brought thee here?'"

"Markandeya continued, 'O sinless scion of Kuru's race, I have described to thee the various branches of the race of Agni. Listen now to the story of the birth of the intelligent Kartikeya. I shall tell thee of that wonderful and famous and highly energetic son of the Adbhuta fire begotten of the wives of the Brahmarshis. In ancient times the gods and Asuras were very active in destroying one another. And the terrible Asuras always succeeded in defeating the gods. And Purandara (Indra) beholding the great slaughter of his armies by them and anxious to find out a leader for the celestial host, thought within himself, 'I must find out a mighty person who observing the ranks of the celestial army shattered by the Danavas will be able to reorganize it with vigour.' He then repaired to the Manasa mountains and was there deeply absorbed in thought of nature, when he heard the heart-rending cries of a woman to the effect, 'May some one come quick and rescue me, and either indicate a husband for me, or be my husband himself.' Purandara said to her, 'Do not be afraid, lady!' And having said these words, he saw Kesin (an Asura) adorned with a crown and mace in hand standing even like a hill of metals at a distance and holding that lady by the hand. Vasava addressed then that Asura saying, 'Why art thou bent on behaving insolently to this lady? Know that I am the god who wields the thunderbolt. Refrain thou from doing any violence to this lady.' To him Kesin replied, 'Do thou, O Sakra, leave her alone. I desire to possess her. Thinkest thou, O slayer of Paka, that thou shalt be able to return home with thy life?' With these words Kesin hurled his mace for slaying Indra. Vasava cut it up in its course with his thunderbolt. Then Kesin, furious with rage, hurled a huge mass of rock at him. Beholding that, he of a hundred sacrifices rent it asunder with his thunderbolt, and it fell down upon the ground. And Kesin himself was wounded by that falling mass of rock. Thus sorely afflicted, he fled leaving the lady behind. And when the Asura was gone, Indra said to that lady, 'Who and whose wife art thou, O lady with a beautiful face, and what has brought thee here?'"

3.213.2

adbhutasyādbhutaṃ putraṃ pravakṣyāmyamitaujasam |
jātaṃ saptarṣibhāryābhirbrahmaṇyaṃ kīrtivardhanam || 2 ||

3.213.3

devāsurāḥ purā yattā vinighnantaḥ parasparam |
tatrājayansadā devāndānavā ghorarūpiṇaḥ || 3 ||

3.213.4

vadhyamānaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā bahuśastaiḥ puraṃdaraḥ |
svasainyanāyakārthāya cintāmāpa bhṛśaṃ tadā || 4 ||

3.213.5

devasenāṃ dānavairyo bhagnāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahābalaḥ |
pālayedvīryamāśritya sa jñeyaḥ puruṣo mayā || 5 ||

3.213.6

sa śailaṃ mānasaṃ gatvā dhyāyannarthamimaṃ bhṛśam |
śuśrāvārtasvaraṃ ghoramatha muktaṃ striyā tadā || 6 ||

3.213.7

abhidhāvatu mā kaścitpuruṣastrātu caiva ha |
patiṃ ca me pradiśatu svayaṃ vā patirastu me || 7 ||

3.213.8

puraṃdarastu tāmāha mā bhairnāsti bhayaṃ tava |
evamuktvā tato'paśyatkeśinaṃ sthitamagrataḥ || 8 ||

3.213.9

kirīṭinaṃ gadāpāṇiṃ dhātumantamivācalam |
haste gṛhītvā tāṃ kanyāmathainaṃ vāsavo'bravīt || 9 ||

3.213.10

anāryakarmankasmāttvamimāṃ kanyāṃ jihīrṣasi |
vajriṇaṃ māṃ vijānīhi viramāsyāḥ prabādhanāt || 10 ||

3.213.11

keśyuvāca |
visṛjasva tvamevaināṃ śakraiṣā prārthitā mayā |
kṣamaṃ te jīvato gantuṃ svapuraṃ pākaśāsana || 11 ||

3.213.12

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
evamuktvā gadāṃ keśī cikṣependravadhāya vai |
tāmāpatantīṃ ciccheda madhye vajreṇa vāsavaḥ || 12 ||

3.213.13

athāsya śailaśikharaṃ keśī kruddho vyavāsṛjat |
tadāpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya śailaśṛṅgaṃ śatakratuḥ |
bibheda rājanvajreṇa bhuvi tannipapāta ha || 13 ||

3.213.14

patatā tu tadā keśī tena śṛṅgeṇa tāḍitaḥ |
hitvā kanyāṃ mahābhāgāṃ prādravadbhṛśapīḍitaḥ || 14 ||

3.213.15

apayāte'sure tasmiṃstāṃ kanyāṃ vāsavo'bravīt |
kāsi kasyāsi kiṃ ceha kuruṣe tvaṃ śubhānane || 15 ||

3.213.16

kanyovāca |
ahaṃ prajāpateḥ kanyā devaseneti viśrutā |
bhaginī daityasenā me sā pūrvaṃ keśinā hṛtā || 16 ||

"The lady replied, 'I am a daughter of Prajapati (the lord of all creatures, Brahma) and my name is Devasena. My sister Daityasena has ere this been ravished by Kesin. We two sisters with our maids habitually used to come to these Manasa mountains for pleasures with the permission of Prajapati. And the great Asura Kesin used daily to pay his court to us. Daityasena, O conqueror of Paka, listened to him, but I did not. Daityasena was, therefore, taken away by him, but, O illustrious one, thou hast rescued me with thy might. And now, O lord of the celestials, I desire that thou shouldst select an invincible husband for me.' To this Indra replied, 'Thou art a cousin of mine, thy mother being a sister of my mother Dakshayani, and now I desire to hear thee relate thine own prowess.' The lady replied, 'O hero with long arms, I am Avala (weak) but my husband must be powerful. And by the potency of my father's boon, he will be respected by gods and Asuras alike.' Indra said, 'O blameless creature, I wish to hear from thee, what sort of power thou wishest thy husband to possess.' The lady replied, 'That manly and famous and powerful being devoted to Brahma, who is able to conquer all the celestials, Asuras, Yakshas, Kinnaras, Uragas, Rakshasas, and the evil-minded Daityas and to subdue all the worlds with thee, shall be my husband.'

"The lady replied, 'I am a daughter of Prajapati (the lord of all creatures, Brahma) and my name is Devasena. My sister Daityasena has ere this been ravished by Kesin. We two sisters with our maids habitually used to come to these Manasa mountains for pleasures with the permission of Prajapati. And the great Asura Kesin used daily to pay his court to us. Daityasena, O conqueror of Paka, listened to him, but I did not. Daityasena was, therefore, taken away by him, but, O illustrious one, thou hast rescued me with thy might. And now, O lord of the celestials, I desire that thou shouldst select an invincible husband for me.' To this Indra replied, 'Thou art a cousin of mine, thy mother being a sister of my mother Dakshayani, and now I desire to hear thee relate thine own prowess.' The lady replied, 'O hero with long arms, I am Avala (weak) but my husband must be powerful. And by the potency of my father's boon, he will be respected by gods and Asuras alike.' Indra said, 'O blameless creature, I wish to hear from thee, what sort of power thou wishest thy husband to possess.' The lady replied, 'That manly and famous and powerful being devoted to Brahma, who is able to conquer all the celestials, Asuras, Yakshas, Kinnaras, Uragas, Rakshasas, and the evil-minded Daityas and to subdue all the worlds with thee, shall be my husband.'

Avala is a common name of women. It means one who has no vala or strength or power. The word is also used as an adjective.

"Markandeya continued, 'On hearing her speech, Indra was grieved and deeply thought within himself, 'There is no husband for this lady, answering to her own description.' And that god adorned with sun-like effulgence, then perceived the Sun rising on the Udaya hill, and the great Soma (Moon) gliding into the Sun. It being the time of the new Moon, he of a hundred sacrifices, at the Raudra moment, observed the gods and Asuras fighting on the Sunrise hill. And he saw that the morning twilight was tinged with red clouds. And he also saw that the abode of Varuna had become blood-red. And he also observed Agni conveying oblations offered with various hymns by Bhrigu, Angiras, and others and entering the disc of the Sun. And he further saw the twenty four Parvas adorning the Sun, and the terrible Soma also present in the Sun under such surroundings. And observing this union of the Sun and the Moon and that fearful conjunction of theirs, Sakra thought within himself, This terrific conjunction of the Sun and the Moon forebodeth a fearful battle on the morrow. And the river Sindhu (Indus) too is flowing with a current of fresh blood and the jackals with fiery laces are crying to the Sun. This great conjunction is fearful and full of energy. This union of the Moon (Soma) with the Sun and Agni is very wonderful. And if Soma giveth birth to a son now, that son may become the husband of this lady. And Agni also hath similar surroundings now, and he too is a god. If the two begetteth a son, that son, may become the husband of this lady.' With these thoughts that illustrious celestial repaired to the regions of Brahma, taking Devasena with him. And saluting the Grandsire he said unto him, 'Do thou fix a renowned warrior as husband of this lady.' Brahma replied, 'O slayer of Asuras, it shall be; as thou hast intended. The issue of that union will be mighty and powerful accordingly. That powerful being will be the husband of this lady and the joint leader of thy forces with thee.' Thus addressed, the lord of the celestials and the lady bowed unto him and then repaired to the place where those great Brahmanas, the powerful celestial Rishis, Vasistha and others, lived. And with Indra at their head, the other gods also, desirous of drinking the Soma beverage, repaired to the sacrifices of those Rishis to receive their respective shares of the offerings. Having duly performed the ceremonies with the bright blazing fire, those great-minded persons offered oblations to the celestials. And the Adbhuta fire, that carrier of oblations, was invited with mantras. And coming out of the solar disc, that lordly fire duly repaired thither, restraining speech. And, O chief of Bharata's race, that fire entering the sacrificial fire that had been ignited and into which various offerings were made by the Rishis with recitations of hymns, took them with him and made them over to the dwellers of heaven. And while returning from that place, he observed the wives of those high-souled Rishis sleeping at their ease on their beds. And those ladies had a complexion beautiful like that of an altar of gold, spotless like moon-beams, resembling fiery flames and looking like blazing stars. And seeing those wives of the illustrious Brahmanas with eager eyes, his mind became agitated and he was smitten with their charms. Restraining his heart he considered it improper for him to be thus agitated. And he said unto himself, The wives of these great Brahmanas are chaste and faithful and beyond the reach of other people's desires. I am filled with desire to possess them. I cannot lawfully cast my eyes upon them, nor ever touch them when they are not filled with desire. I shall, therefore, gratify myself daily with only looking at them by becoming their Garhapatya (house-hold) fire.'

According to the Hindus, the sun rises from and sets behind two hills respectively. He rises from the Udaya or Sun-rise hill and sets behind the Asta or sun-set hill.

Raudra--belonging to Rudra, the god of fury, violence, war, &c.

Devasena literally means the celestial army. This fable seems to be an allegorical representation of the attempts made by Indra to procure a leader for the celestial host.

"Markandeya continued, The Adbhuta fire, thus transforming himself into a house-hold one, was highly gratified with seeing those gold-complexioned ladies and touching them with his flames. And influenced by their charms he dwelt there for a long time, giving them his heart and filled with an intense love for them. And baffled in all his efforts to win the hearts of those Brahmana ladies, and his own heart tortured by love, he repaired to a forest with the certain object of destroying himself. A little while before, Swaha, the daughter of Daksha, had bestowed her love on him. The excellent lady had been endeavouring for a long time to detect his weak moments; but that blameless lady did not succeed in finding out any weakness in the calm and collected fire-god. But now that the god had betaken himself to a forest, actually tortured by the pangs of love, she thought, 'As I too am distressed with love, I shall assume the guise of the wives of the seven Rishis, and in that disguise I shall seek the fire-god so smitten with their charms. This done, he will be gratified and my desire too will be satisfied.'"

3.213.17

sahaivāvāṃ bhaginyau tu sakhībhiḥ saha mānasam |
āgacchāveha ratyarthamanujñāpya prajāpatim || 17 ||

3.213.18

nityaṃ cāvāṃ prārthayate hartuṃ keśī mahāsuraḥ |
icchatyenaṃ daityasenā na tvahaṃ pākaśāsana || 18 ||

3.213.19

sā hṛtā tena bhagavanmuktāhaṃ tvadbalena tu |
tvayā devendra nirdiṣṭaṃ patimicchāmi durjayam || 19 ||

3.213.20

indra uvāca |
mama mātṛṣvaseyā tvaṃ mātā dākṣāyaṇī mama |
ākhyātaṃ tvahamicchāmi svayamātmabalaṃ tvayā || 20 ||

3.213.21

kanyovāca |
abalāhaṃ mahābāho patistu balavānmama |
varadānātpiturbhāvī surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ || 21 ||

3.213.22

indra uvāca |
kīdṛśaṃ vai balaṃ devi patyustava bhaviṣyati |
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ tava vākyamanindite || 22 ||

3.213.23

kanyovāca |
devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ kiṃnaroragarakṣasām |
jetā sa dṛṣṭo duṣṭānāṃ mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ || 23 ||

3.213.24

yastu sarvāṇi bhūtāni tvayā saha vijeṣyati |
sa hi me bhavitā bhartā brahmaṇyaḥ kīrtivardhanaḥ || 24 ||

3.213.25

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
indrastasyā vacaḥ śrutvā duḥkhito'cintayadbhṛśam |
asyā devyāḥ patirnāsti yādṛśaṃ saṃprabhāṣate || 25 ||

"Markandeya continued, 'On hearing her speech, Indra was grieved and deeply thought within himself, 'There is no husband for this lady, answering to her own description.' And that god adorned with sun-like effulgence, then perceived the Sun rising on the Udaya hill, and the great Soma (Moon) gliding into the Sun. It being the time of the new Moon, he of a hundred sacrifices, at the Raudra moment, observed the gods and Asuras fighting on the Sunrise hill. And he saw that the morning twilight was tinged with red clouds. And he also saw that the abode of Varuna had become blood-red. And he also observed Agni conveying oblations offered with various hymns by Bhrigu, Angiras, and others and entering the disc of the Sun. And he further saw the twenty four Parvas adorning the Sun, and the terrible Soma also present in the Sun under such surroundings. And observing this union of the Sun and the Moon and that fearful conjunction of theirs, Sakra thought within himself, This terrific conjunction of the Sun and the Moon forebodeth a fearful battle on the morrow. And the river Sindhu (Indus) too is flowing with a current of fresh blood and the jackals with fiery laces are crying to the Sun. This great conjunction is fearful and full of energy. This union of the Moon (Soma) with the Sun and Agni is very wonderful. And if Soma giveth birth to a son now, that son may become the husband of this lady. And Agni also hath similar surroundings now, and he too is a god. If the two begetteth a son, that son, may become the husband of this lady.' With these thoughts that illustrious celestial repaired to the regions of Brahma, taking Devasena with him. And saluting the Grandsire he said unto him, 'Do thou fix a renowned warrior as husband of this lady.' Brahma replied, 'O slayer of Asuras, it shall be; as thou hast intended. The issue of that union will be mighty and powerful accordingly. That powerful being will be the husband of this lady and the joint leader of thy forces with thee.' Thus addressed, the lord of the celestials and the lady bowed unto him and then repaired to the place where those great Brahmanas, the powerful celestial Rishis, Vasistha and others, lived. And with Indra at their head, the other gods also, desirous of drinking the Soma beverage, repaired to the sacrifices of those Rishis to receive their respective shares of the offerings. Having duly performed the ceremonies with the bright blazing fire, those great-minded persons offered oblations to the celestials. And the Adbhuta fire, that carrier of oblations, was invited with mantras. And coming out of the solar disc, that lordly fire duly repaired thither, restraining speech. And, O chief of Bharata's race, that fire entering the sacrificial fire that had been ignited and into which various offerings were made by the Rishis with recitations of hymns, took them with him and made them over to the dwellers of heaven. And while returning from that place, he observed the wives of those high-souled Rishis sleeping at their ease on their beds. And those ladies had a complexion beautiful like that of an altar of gold, spotless like moon-beams, resembling fiery flames and looking like blazing stars. And seeing those wives of the illustrious Brahmanas with eager eyes, his mind became agitated and he was smitten with their charms. Restraining his heart he considered it improper for him to be thus agitated. And he said unto himself, The wives of these great Brahmanas are chaste and faithful and beyond the reach of other people's desires. I am filled with desire to possess them. I cannot lawfully cast my eyes upon them, nor ever touch them when they are not filled with desire. I shall, therefore, gratify myself daily with only looking at them by becoming their Garhapatya (house-hold) fire.'

3.213.26

athāpaśyatsa udaye bhāskaraṃ bhāskaradyutiḥ |
somaṃ caiva mahābhāgaṃ viśamānaṃ divākaram || 26 ||

3.213.27

amāvāsyāṃ saṃpravṛttaṃ muhūrtaṃ raudrameva ca |
devāsuraṃ ca saṃgrāmaṃ so'paśyadudaye girau || 27 ||

3.213.28

lohitaiśca ghanairyuktāṃ pūrvāṃ saṃdhyāṃ śatakratuḥ |
apaśyallohitodaṃ ca bhagavānvaruṇālayam || 28 ||

3.213.29

bhṛgubhiścāṅgirobhiśca hutaṃ mantraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ |
havyaṃ gṛhītvā vahniṃ ca praviśantaṃ divākaram || 29 ||

3.213.30

parva caiva caturviṃśaṃ tadā sūryamupasthitam |
tathā dharmagataṃ raudraṃ somaṃ sūryagataṃ ca tam || 30 ||

3.213.31

samālokyaikatāmeva śaśino bhāskarasya ca |
samavāyaṃ tu taṃ raudraṃ dṛṣṭvā śakro vyacintayat || 31 ||

3.213.32

eṣa raudraśca saṃghāto mahānyuktaśca tejasā |
somasya vahnisūryābhyāmadbhuto'yaṃ samāgamaḥ |
janayedyaṃ sutaṃ somaḥ so'syā devyāḥ patirbhavet || 32 ||

3.213.33

agniścaitairguṇairyuktaḥ sarvairagniśca devatā |
eṣa cejjanayedgarbhaṃ so'syā devyāḥ patirbhavet || 33 ||

3.213.34

evaṃ saṃcintya bhagavānbrahmalokaṃ tadā gataḥ |
gṛhītvā devasenāṃ tāmavandatsa pitāmaham |
uvāca cāsyā devyāstvaṃ sādhu śūraṃ patiṃ diśa || 34 ||

3.213.35

brahmovāca |
yathaitaccintitaṃ kāryaṃ tvayā dānavasūdana |
tathā sa bhavitā garbho balavānuruvikramaḥ || 35 ||

3.213.36

sa bhaviṣyati senānīstvayā saha śatakrato |
asyā devyāḥ patiścaiva sa bhaviṣyati vīryavān || 36 ||

3.213.37

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
etacchrutvā namastasmai kṛtvāsau saha kanyayā |
tatrābhyagacchaddevendro yatra devarṣayo'bhavan |
vasiṣṭhapramukhā mukhyā viprendrāḥ sumahāvratāḥ || 37 ||

3.213.38

bhāgārthaṃ tapasopāttaṃ teṣāṃ somaṃ tathādhvare |
pipāsavo yayurdevāḥ śatakratupurogamāḥ || 38 ||

3.213.39

iṣṭiṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ susamiddhe hutāśane |
juhuvuste mahātmāno havyaṃ sarvadivaukasām || 39 ||

3.213.40

samāhūto hutavahaḥ so'dbhutaḥ sūryamaṇḍalāt |
viniḥsṛtyāyayau vahnirvāgyato vidhivatprabhuḥ |
āgamyāhavanīyaṃ vai tairdvijairmantrato hutam || 40 ||

3.213.41

sa tatra vividhaṃ havyaṃ pratigṛhya hutāśanaḥ |
ṛṣibhyo bharataśreṣṭha prāyacchata divaukasām || 41 ||

3.213.42

niṣkrāmaṃścāpyapaśyatsa patnīsteṣāṃ mahātmanām |
sveṣvāśrameṣūpaviṣṭāḥ snāyantīśca yathāsukham || 42 ||

3.213.43

rukmavedinibhāstāstu candralekhā ivāmalāḥ |
hutāśanārcipratimāḥ sarvāstārā ivādbhutāḥ || 43 ||

3.213.44

sa tadgatena manasā babhūva kṣubhitendriyaḥ |
patnīrdṛṣṭvā dvijendrāṇāṃ vahniḥ kāmavaśaṃ yayau || 44 ||

3.213.45

sa bhūyaścintayāmāsa na nyāyyaṃ kṣubhito'smi yat |
sādhvīḥ patnīrdvijendrāṇāmakāmāḥ kāmayāmyaham || 45 ||

3.213.46

naitāḥ śakyā mayā draṣṭuṃ spraṣṭuṃ vāpyanimittataḥ |
gārhapatyaṃ samāviśya tasmātpaśyāmyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ || 46 ||

3.213.47

saṃspṛśanniva sarvāstāḥ śikhābhiḥ kāñcanaprabhāḥ |
paśyamānaśca mumude gārhapatyaṃ samāśritaḥ || 47 ||

"Markandeya continued, The Adbhuta fire, thus transforming himself into a house-hold one, was highly gratified with seeing those gold-complexioned ladies and touching them with his flames. And influenced by their charms he dwelt there for a long time, giving them his heart and filled with an intense love for them. And baffled in all his efforts to win the hearts of those Brahmana ladies, and his own heart tortured by love, he repaired to a forest with the certain object of destroying himself. A little while before, Swaha, the daughter of Daksha, had bestowed her love on him. The excellent lady had been endeavouring for a long time to detect his weak moments; but that blameless lady did not succeed in finding out any weakness in the calm and collected fire-god. But now that the god had betaken himself to a forest, actually tortured by the pangs of love, she thought, 'As I too am distressed with love, I shall assume the guise of the wives of the seven Rishis, and in that disguise I shall seek the fire-god so smitten with their charms. This done, he will be gratified and my desire too will be satisfied.'"

3.213.48

niruṣya tatra suciramevaṃ vahnirvaśaṃ gataḥ |
manastāsu vinikṣipya kāmayāno varāṅganāḥ || 48 ||

3.213.49

kāmasaṃtaptahṛdayo dehatyāge suniścitaḥ |
alābhe brāhmaṇastrīṇāmagnirvanamupāgataḥ || 49 ||

3.213.50

svāhā taṃ dakṣaduhitā prathamaṃ kāmayattadā |
sā tasya chidramanvaicchaccirātprabhṛti bhāminī |
apramattasya devasya na cāpaśyadaninditā || 50 ||

3.213.51

sā taṃ jñātvā yathāvattu vahniṃ vanamupāgatam |
tattvataḥ kāmasaṃtaptaṃ cintayāmāsa bhāminī || 51 ||

3.213.52

ahaṃ saptarṣipatnīnāṃ kṛtvā rūpāṇi pāvakam |
kāmayiṣyāmi kāmārtaṃ tāsāṃ rūpeṇa mohitam |
evaṃ kṛte prītirasya kāmāvāptiśca me bhavet || 52 ||