Adi Parva 209.16
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Adi Parva Chapter 209 · Verse 16
Sanskrit Original
ततः सुन्दोपसुन्दौ तौ भ्रातरौ दृढविक्रमौ। दृष्ट्वा पितामहं देवं तस्थतुः प्राञ्जली तदा॥ ऊचतुश्च प्रभुं देवं ततस्तौ सहितौ तदा। आवयोस्तपसानेन यदि प्रीतः पितामहः॥ मायाविदावस्त्रविदौ बलिनौ कामरूपिणौ। उभावप्यमरौ स्यावः प्रसन्नो यदि नौ प्रभुः।॥
Then try two greatly powerful brothers, Sunda and Upasunda, rose from their seat on seeing the Grandsire and they stood before him with joined hands. They both together spoke thus to that celestials Lord, "O Grandsire, if you are pleased with our worship. And, O lord, if you are propitious to us, let us then possess the knowledge of all weapons and of all powers of Maya (delusion); let us possess great strength and assume any form at will; let us be immortal.