bRhadazva uvAca
athatAMvyuSitorAtriMnalorAjAsvalaMkRtaH
vaidarbhyAsahitaHkAlyaMdadarzavasudhAdhipam
tato'bhivAdayAmAsaprayataHzvazuraMnalaH
tasyAnudamayantIcavavandepitaraMzubhA
taMbhImaHpratijagrAhaputravatparayAmudA
yathArhaMpUjayitvAtusamAzvAsayataprabhuH
nalenasahitAMtatradamayantIMpativratAm
tAmarhaNAMnalorAjApratigRhyayathAvidhi
paricaryAMsvakAMtasmaiyathAvatpratyavedayat
tatobabhUvanagaresumahAnharSanisvanaH
janasyasaMprahRSTasyanalaMdRSTvAtathAgatam
azobhayaccanagaraMpatAkAdhvajamAlinam
siktasaMmRSTapuSpADhyArAjamArgAHkRtAstadA
dvAridvAricapaurANAMpuSpabhaGgaHprakalpitaH
arcitAnicasarvANidevatAyatanAnica
RtuparNo'pizuzrAvabAhukacchadminaMnalam
damayantyAsamAyuktaMjahRSecanarAdhipaH
tamAnAyyanalorAjAkSamayAmAsapArthivam
sacataMkSamayAmAsahetubhirbuddhisaMmataH
sasatkRtomahIpAlonaiSadhaMvismayAnvitaH
diSTyAsametodAraiHsvairbhavAnityabhyanandata
kaccittunAparAdhaMtekRtavAnasminaiSadha
ajJAtavAsaMvasatomadgRheniSadhAdhipa
yadivAbuddhipUrvANiyadyabuddhAnikAnicit
mayAkRtAnyakAryANitAnimekSantumarhasi
nala uvAca
name'parAdhaMkRtavAMstvaMsvalpamapipArthiva
kRte'picanamekopaHkSantavyaMhimayAtava
pUrvaMhyasisakhAme'sisaMbandhIcanarAdhipa
ataUrdhvaMtubhUyastvaMprItimAhartumarhasi
sarvakAmaiHsuvihitaHsukhamasmyuSitastvayi
natathAsvagRherAjanyathAtavagRhesadA
idaMcaivahayajJAnaMtvadIyaMmayitiSThati
tadupAkartumicchAmimanyaseyadipArthiva
bRhadazva uvAca
evamuktvAdadauvidyAmRtuparNAyanaiSadhaH
sacatAMpratijagrAhavidhidRSTenakarmaNA
tatogRhyAzvahRdayaMtadAbhAGgasvarirnRpaH
sUtamanyamupAdAyayayausvapuramevahi
RtuparNepratigatenalorAjAvizAMpate
nagarekuNDinekAlaMnAtidIrghamivAvasat