Souti said: -
1. O Brahman, having heard these words of Agni, the Raksha assumed the form of a boar and carried her away as fast as the wind or the mind.
2. The child, of Brigu, who was in her womb, was very much enraged at this violence, and he dropped down from his mother’s womb. For this reason, he got the name of Chyavana.
3. On seeing that the child had dropped from her mother’s womb as shinning as the sun, he quitted the grasp of the lady. But he fell down and was burnt to ashes.
4. O descendant of Brigu, the beautiful Puloma, being afflicted with grief, took up her child Chyavana and walked away.
5. The Grandfather of all beings, Brahma himself saw the faultless wife of Brigu weeping with eyes full of tears.
6. The Grandfather of all beings, noble Brahma consoled his own daughter-in -law (Puloma), and a great river was formed from the tears that fell from her eyes.
7-8. The river followed the footsteps of the wife of the great Rishi Brigu; and the Grandfather of the, worlds, seeing it follow the path of his son’s wife, named it himself He called it Vadhusara, and it passed by the hermitage of Chyavana.
9. In this way was born Chyavana the son of Brigu of great power. And Brigu saw his son Chyavana and his beautiful mother. He asked his wife Puloma in a rage.
Brigu said: -
10. Who made you known to the Raksha resolved to carry you away? O lady of captivating smites, he could not (himself) know you to be my wife.
11. Tell me who it was that told the Raksha of you, so that I may curse him from anger.
Puloma said: -
12. O Lord, I was made known to the Raksha by Agni. He carried me away weeping like the Kurari.
13. I was rescued only by the extraordinary brightness of your son. The Raksha quitted his grasp, and falling to the ground, was turned into ashes.
Souti said: -
14. Having heard this from Puloma Brigu became exceedingly angry, and out of anger he cursed Agni, saying, Be an all devouring (element).
Thus ends the sixth chapter, “Curse on Agni” in the Adi Parva.