O Lakşmaņa, know me to be the beautiful son of Danu. Through Indra's curse in the battle field I have been metamorphosed into my present shape. After I had pleased him with hard austerites, the Grand-Father of the celestials conferred on me a long life. And therefore I was inflamed with pride assailed Indra in a conflict, thinking within me, 'I have gained a long life-what can Indra do me?'
इन्द्रशापादिदं रूपं प्राप्तमेवं रणाजिरे। अहं हि तपसोग्रेण पितामहमथोषयम्॥ दीर्घमायुः स मे प्रादात् ततो मां विभ्रमोऽस्पृशत्। दीर्घमायुर्मया प्राप्तं किं मां शक्रः करिष्यति॥