In English
and his two wives, and , were the parents of (demons) and (demigods). , the king of went to war with the king of the , as it was common practice in those days for one king to invade, the kingdom of another to acquire additional territory. vanquished in the war and proceeded to annexe the territory of and occupied his capital . had gone to the Himalayas to do penance. Lamenting over the defeat of her son, , was in great grief. When she was wailing, came to her. Instantly; he was able to recognise the cause of her grief by divine insight, which he had acquired as a result of his penance. He consoled his wife saying that nothing happens in the world without God's will and people should go on doing their duties. He asked her to pray to Lord and taught her a (ritual) to be followed strictly, known as (milk ritual). It has to be observed from the twelfth day of the bright half of (). She observed the as prescribed. A devotee's sincere prayer will never go waste. Since she carded our the with a pious heart, appeared before her and informed her that He would Himself take birth in her womb and help . was very happy and true to the word of the Lord, she gave birth to a son of uncommon effulgence on the twelfth day of the bright half of the month of . That child was . Even as a child He demonstrated His Divine power by doing marvellous deeds.