Mahabharata 9.51.1

जनमेजय उवाच · janamejaya uvāca

कथं कुमारी भगवंस्तपोयुक्ता ह्यभूत्पुराकिमर्थं च तपस्तेपे को वास्या नियमोऽभवत्

kathaṃ kumārī bhagavaṃstapoyuktā hyabhūtpurākimarthaṃ ca tapastepe ko vāsyā niyamo'bhavat

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