ADInd seeing the righteous son, PARVA
 
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And seeing the righteous son, Pandu
andu
then told Kunti: "Invoke Vayu ; that god

is mightier."
 

 
तथोक्तवति सा काले वायुमेवाजुहाव छह ।

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.
 

 
तमप्यतिवबलं जातं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ।

सर्वेषां बलिनां श्रेष्ठो जातोऽयमिति (भारत] ॥
 
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And of that son of surpassing strength

born also, an incorporeal voice said : The
greatest of all men
of strength

greatest of all men of strength has
been born."
 
has
 

 
इदं चाद्भुतमत्रासोसीज्जातमात्रे 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).