*ब्रह्मोवाच किमर्थं पुत्रं भूयस्त्वं नियमं क्रूरमिच्छसि । आहाराभिमुखो दैत्य तन्नो ब्रूहि महाव्रत
*brahmovāca kimarthaṃ putraṃ bhūyastvaṃ niyamaṃ krūramicchasi / āhārābhimukho daitya tanno brūhi mahāvrata
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.