SECTION –CCLXXIV
(Draupadi-harana Parva Continued)
"Markandeya said, 'Then the Brahmarshis, the
Siddhas and the Devarshis, with Havyavaha as their spokesman, sought the
protection of Brahma. And Agni said, 'That powerful son of Visrava, the
Ten-headed cannot be slain on account of thy boon! Endued with great might he
oppresseth in every possible way the creatures of the earth. Protect us,
therefore, O adorable one! There is none else save thee to protect us!'
"Brahma said, 'O Agni, he cannot be
conquered in battle by either the gods or the Asuras! I have already ordained
that which is needful for that purpose. Indeed his death is near! Urged by me,
the four-headed God hath already been incarnate for that object. Even Vishnu,
that foremost of smiters will achieve that object!'
"Markandeya continued, 'Then the Grandsire
also asked Sakra, in their presence, 'Be thou, with all the celestials, born on
earth! And beget ye on monkeys and bears, heroic sons possessed of great
strength and capable of assuming any form at will as allies of Vishnu!' And at
this, the gods, the Gandharvas and the Danavas quickly assembled to take
counsel as to how they should be born on earth according to their respective
parts. And in their presence the boon-giving god commanded a Gandharvi, by name
Dundubhi saying, 'Go there for accomplishing this object!' And Dundubhi hearing
these words of the Grandsire was born in the world of men as the hunchbacked
Manthara. And all the principal celestials, with Sakra and others begot
offspring upon the wives of the foremost of monkeys and bears. And those sons
equalled their sires in strength and fame. And they were capable of splitting
mountain peaks and their weapons were stones and trees of the Sala and the Tala
species. And their bodies were hard as adamant, and they were possessed of very
great strength. And they were all skilled in war and capable of mustering any
measure of energy at will. And they were equal to a thousand elephants in
might, and they resembled the wind in speed. And some of them lived wherever they
liked, while others lived in forests. And the adorable Creator of the Universe,
having ordained all this, instructed Manthara as to what she would have to do.
And Manthara quick as thought, understood all his words, and went hither and
thither ever engaged in fomenting quarrels."
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