An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s1.433.4

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*Bhīshma* told the old story of the conversation between the kine and *Çrī*, who once in a beautiful form entered a herd of cows, saying: "The *Daityas*, forsaken by me, have been lost for ever; the gods *Indra*, etc. (v), having obtained me, are sporting in joy and will do so for ever; *R.* and *D.* only when they are favoured by me become crowned with success"; she wished to reside in the kine; they refused her, saying she was fickle and restless. *Çrī* said: "D., Dā., G., Pç., U., Rā., and men succeed in obtaining me only after the severest austerities"; they agreed that she should live in their urine and dung (XIII, 82). *Bhīshma* continued his discourse on kine, repeating the old tale of the discourse between *Brahmán* and *Indra*, after Dai. had been defeated and all creatures grew in prosperity; then once *R.*, G., K., U., Rā., D., As., the birds, and the *Prajāpatis* all adored *Brahmán*; *Nārada*, etc. (ξ), sang, etc. (o); *Indra* asked him about the region of kine; *Brahmán* said that *Indra* had always disregarded kine, and commented to him on the superiority of kine. He explained to him why kine have descended to earth: In days of yore, when in the *Deva-yuga* the *Dānavas* became lords of the three worlds, *Aditi* underwent the severest austerities (standing upon one leg for many years) and begot *Vishṇu*; seeing *Aditi* perform penances, *Surabhi*, the daughter of *Daksha*, also underwent austerities on *Kailāsa* (resorted to by D.