Filled with dreadful alligators and yourself dreadful, and inspiring terror in all creatures." Having thus spoken, O king, my mother, that lady of great fortune pretending to smile, dismissed the daughter of Kashi. Thereupon that highly fair one did not even drink water, sometimes for eight months and sometimes for ten months.
भीमग्राहवती घोरा सर्वभूतभयङ्करी। एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन् काशिकन्यां न्यवर्तत॥ माता मम महाभागा स्मयमानेव भाविनी। कदाचिदष्टमे मासि कदाचिद् दशमे तथा। न प्राश्नीतोदकमिप पुनः सा वरवर्णिनी॥