SECTION
VI
(Pauloma
Parva continued)
"Sauti said, 'O Brahmana, having heard these words
from the god of fire, the Rakshasa assumed the form of a boar, and seizing the
lady carried her away with the speed of the wind--even of thought. Then the
child of Bhrigu lying in her body enraged at such violence, dropped from his
mother's womb, for which he obtained the name of Chyavana. And the Rakshasa
perceiving the infant drop from the mother's womb, shining like the sun,
quitted his grasp of the woman, fell down and was instantly converted into
ashes. And the beautiful Pauloma, distracted with grief, O Brahmana of the
Bhrigu race, took up her offspring Chyavana, the son of Bhrigu and walked away.
And Brahma, the Grandfather of all, himself saw her, the faultless wife of his
son, weeping. And the Grandfather of all comforted her who was attached to her
son. And the drops of tears which rolled down her eyes formed a great river.
And that river began to follow the foot-steps of the wife of the great ascetic
Bhrigu. And the Grandfather of the worlds seeing that river follow the path of
his son's wife gave it a name himself, and he called it Vadhusara. And it
passeth by the hermitage of Chyavana. And in this manner was born Chyavana of
great ascetic power, the son of Bhrigu.
"And Bhrigu saw his child Chyavana and its beautiful
mother. And the Rishi in a rage asked her, 'By whom wast thou made known to
that Rakshasa who resolved to carry thee away? O thou of agreeable smiles, the
Rakshasa could not know thee as my wile. Therefore tell me who it was that told
the Rakshasa so, in order that I may curse him through anger.' And Pauloma
replied, 'O possessor of the six attributes! I was identified to the Rakshasa by
Agni (the god of fire). And he (the Rakshasa) bore me away, who cried like the
Kurari (female osprey). And it was only by the ardent splendour of this thy son
that I was rescued, for the Rakshasa (seeing this infant) let me go and himself
falling to the ground was turned into ashes.'
"Sauti continued, 'Bhrigu, upon hearing this account
from Pauloma, became exceedingly enraged. And in excess of passion the Rishi
cursed Agni, saying, 'Thou shalt eat of all things.'"
So ends the sixth section called "the curse on
Agni" in the Adi Parva.
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