Janamejaya said, "Why did the adorable Arshtishena undergo the austerest of penances? How also did Sindhudwipa acquire the status of a Brahmana? How also did Devapi, O Brahmana, and how Vishvamitra, O best of men, acquire the same status? Tell me all this, O adorable one! Great is my curiosity to listen to all these."Mbh 9.40.1 · Mahabharata · Shalya-parva
Mbh 9.40.1
Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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