Shalya said Nahusha, being thus spoken to became well pleased and the king of the gods said these words to that blameless one.
शल्य उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु नहुषः प्राहृष्यत् तदा किल। उवाच वचनं चापि सुरेन्द्रस्तामनिन्दिताम्॥