You were born as king Pratipa’s son, and I am now here with you, like an ordinary mortal.
When the eight Devas learned of their fate, they came to me and said:
“We know that you too have received a curse that requires you to descend into the median planetary system; therefore, we ask you to become our mother and drown us in the waters of the Ganges immediately after our birth in order to make possible an immediate return to our planet.”
I promised them to do it.
The seven sons I killed were those who did not participate directly in the theft of the cow, while the latter, whom I will call Devavrata, is the real culprit. He will live a long time on this earth, and he will be a glorious and respected man.
“Do you understand now”, Ganga concluded, “why I’ve behaved like this? I promised the Vasus to return them to their heavenly world.”
This is a section of the book “Maha-Bharata As It Is vol. 1 of 2”.
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