Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
पज्चभि: पतिभिज्जाता: कुमारा मे महौजस: । एतेषामप्यवेक्षार्थ त्रातव्यास्मि जनार्दन,जनार्दन! इन पाँच पतियोंसे उत्पन्न हुए मेरे महाबली पाँच पुत्र हैं। उनकी देखभालके लिये भी मेरी रक्षा आवश्यक थी
pañcabhiḥ patibhir jātāḥ kumārā me mahaujasaḥ | eteṣām apy avekṣārthaṃ trātavyāsmi janārdana, janārdana! |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “From my five husbands have been born my five mighty sons. For their sake as well—for their care and protection—I must be preserved, O Janārdana, O Janārdana!”
वैशम्पायन उवाच