“Vaisampayana said, ‘Thus addressed, Kunti replied unto her heroic lord, king Pandu, that bull amongst the Kurus, saying, ‘O virtuous one, it behoveth thee not to say so unto me. I am, O thou lotus-eyed one, thy wedded wife, devoted to thee. O, Bharata of mighty arms, thyself shalt, in righteousness, beget upon me children endued with great energy. Then I shall ascend to heaven with thee; O prince of Kuru’s race, receive me in thy embrace for begetting children. I shall not certainly, even in imagination, accept any other man except thee in my embraces. What other man is there in this world superior to thee? O virtuous one, listen to this Pauranic narrative that hath been, O thou of large eyes, heard by me, and that I shall presently narrate.Mbh 1.121.2 · Mahabharata · ADI PARVA
Mbh 1.121.2
Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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