Vana Parva 123.15
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Vana Parva Chapter 123 · Verse 15
Sanskrit Original
यत्र वाप्यभिकामासि तं वृणीष्व सुशोभने। सा समीक्ष्य तु तान्सर्वांस्तुल्यरूपधरान् स्थितान्।।२०। निश्चित्य मनसा बुद्ध्या देवी ववे स्वकं पतिम्। लब्ध्वा तु च्यवनो भार्यां वयो रूपं च वाञ्छितम्॥ हृष्टोऽब्रवीन्महातेजास्तौ नासत्याविदं वचः। यथाहं रूपसम्पन्नो वयसा च समन्वितः॥ कृतोभवद्भ्यां वृद्धः सन् भार्यां च प्राप्तवानिमाम्। तस्माद् युवां करिष्यामि प्रीत्याहं सोमपीथिनौ। मिषतो देवराजस्य सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि वाम्॥
O beautiful featured lady, select him for your husband who may be liked by you.” But seeing then all of the same appearance, she paused and pondered. At last she ascertained who was her husband and selected him. Having obtained his wife and the beauty that he desired, Chyavana, of exceeding prowess, cheerfully spoke these words to the horse-born deities. “Since being an old man I have obtained from you youth and beauty and also my wife, I shall make you two the drinkers of the Soma juice even in the presence of the king of the celestials."