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ADI PARVA
 
23
 
And seeing the righteous son, Pandu
then told Kunti: "Invoke Vayu ; that god
is mightier."
 
तथोक्तवति सा काले वायुमेवाजुहाव छ ।
तस्यां जज्ञे महावीर्यो भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ।
 
When he said so, she invoked Vayu at
the proper time and Bhima of great heroism
and terrible valour was born of her.
 
तमप्यतिवलं जातं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ।
सर्वेषां बलिनां श्रेष्ठो जातोऽयमिति (भारत] ॥
 
66
 
And of that son of surpassing strength
born also, an incorporeal voice said : The
greatest of all men
of strength
been born."
 
has
 
इदं चाद्भुतमत्रासोज्जातमात्रे वृकोदरे ।
यदङ्कात्पतितो मातुश्शिलां गात्रैरचूर्णयत् ॥
 
And as soon as Vrikodara (Bhima) was
born, there happened this miracle : falling
from the lap of his mother, ( the child),
with his limbs, reduced to dust the stone
(underneath).