The Pandavas resumed their journey northwards. They reached a mountain called Meghavarna. It was huge and terrible mountain. It rained there always. The clouds hovered over the mountain and terrible. There were five women there. Seeing Yudhistira they asked him who he was and where he was coming from. Seeing him, they wanted to be with him and asked him to stay there with his brothers, along with them.
Yudhistira said I have decided to go to heaven and I am on my way. Please bless me that I can go to heaven and see Vishnu.
Saying this, they proceeded northwards. A terrible rakshashi came their way. She was huge and seemed to be covering the sky. Seeing humans, she wanted to eat them.
Yudhistira said to Bhima - I am scared seeing this woman, who wants to eat us.
Draupadi was scared and she held on tightly to Arjuna.
They saw a sage there and asked who was this who was blocking their way to heaven. The sage said - There was once an apsara called Chitra. She was cursed by Durvasa to become a rakshashi. Her hunger was insatiable and she ate whatever she saw. She is the sister of the rakshasa Bakasura and if you have the strength kill her, else become her meal.
Hearing this, Bhima said to the rakshashi - I am Bhima. I am the one who had killed Bakasura.
Saying this, he broke off two parts of the mountain. He hurled one at the rakshashi. She gulped that. Bhima hurled the other piece and the demoness caught that in her hand. Bhima then uprooted a tree and hurled that. That had no effect on her. Then taking the name of Krishna, Bhima took a huge rock and hurled that. The rakshashi caught that in her left hand.
Bhima then started remembering Pavan, his father. Pavan gave his power to Bhima. Bhima uprooted a tree and with that he broke the rakshashi's nose. She fell on the ground, shivering in pain. Bhima, then jumped up on her chest. Taking a tree, Bhima inserted it in her nose and pushed it till it came out of the other side of her head.He then began pounding her, breaking all her bones, till she was reduced to a lump of flesh. Picking up the lump of the flesh, Bhima swung it and released it in the air. The flesh went and fell in the southern sea.
They then resumed their journey.
Yudhistira said I have decided to go to heaven and I am on my way. Please bless me that I can go to heaven and see Vishnu.
Saying this, they proceeded northwards. A terrible rakshashi came their way. She was huge and seemed to be covering the sky. Seeing humans, she wanted to eat them.
Yudhistira said to Bhima - I am scared seeing this woman, who wants to eat us.
Draupadi was scared and she held on tightly to Arjuna.
They saw a sage there and asked who was this who was blocking their way to heaven. The sage said - There was once an apsara called Chitra. She was cursed by Durvasa to become a rakshashi. Her hunger was insatiable and she ate whatever she saw. She is the sister of the rakshasa Bakasura and if you have the strength kill her, else become her meal.
Hearing this, Bhima said to the rakshashi - I am Bhima. I am the one who had killed Bakasura.
Saying this, he broke off two parts of the mountain. He hurled one at the rakshashi. She gulped that. Bhima hurled the other piece and the demoness caught that in her hand. Bhima then uprooted a tree and hurled that. That had no effect on her. Then taking the name of Krishna, Bhima took a huge rock and hurled that. The rakshashi caught that in her left hand.
Bhima then started remembering Pavan, his father. Pavan gave his power to Bhima. Bhima uprooted a tree and with that he broke the rakshashi's nose. She fell on the ground, shivering in pain. Bhima, then jumped up on her chest. Taking a tree, Bhima inserted it in her nose and pushed it till it came out of the other side of her head.He then began pounding her, breaking all her bones, till she was reduced to a lump of flesh. Picking up the lump of the flesh, Bhima swung it and released it in the air. The flesh went and fell in the southern sea.
They then resumed their journey.
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