Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 70

BndP 2 70.1

ऋषय ऊचुः किमर्थं तु वनं दग्धमापवस्य महात्मनः । कार्त्तवीर्येण विक्रम्य तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम्

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kimarthaṃ tu vanaṃ dagdhamāpavasya mahātmanaḥ / kārttavīryeṇa vikramya tannaḥ prabrūhi pṛcchatām

The sages said: But for what reason was the wood of the great-souled Āpava burnt by Kārtavīrya in his onslaught? Tell us that, who ask.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 70.2

रक्षिता सतु राजर्षिः प्रजानामिति नः श्रुतम् । कथं सरक्षिता भूत्वा नाशयेत तपोवनम्

rakṣitā satu rājarṣiḥ prajānāmiti naḥ śrutam / kathaṃ sarakṣitā bhūtvā nāśayeta tapovanam

We have heard that he was a royal sage, a protector of the people; how, being a protector, could he destroy a grove of asceticism?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition