Shanti Parva 257.4
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 257 · Verse 4
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Sanskrit Original
इयं हि मां सदा देवी भारार्ता समचोदयत्। संहारार्थं महादेव भारेणाप्सु निमज्जति॥
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The godess Earth, suffering from the load of creatures, requested me, O Mahadeva, for destroying them, especially as she appeared to sink under their load into the water.