In beauty he is like Kandarpa (the god of love) himself in his embodied form. O fair complexioned one, if you becomes his wife. O you of slender waist, your birth and also your beauty may be of some avail. We have, as a matter of fact, seen celestials, Gandharvas, men, Nagas and Rakshasas; but never have we seen one like him (Nala). As you are a jewel among the maidens, so Nala is the best among men. The best united with the best is of merit.
कन्दर्प इव रूपेण मूर्तिमानभवत् स्वयम्। तस्य वै यदि भार्या त्वं भवेथा वरवर्णिनी॥ सफलं ते भवेज्जन्म रूपं चेदं सुमध्यमे। वयं हि देवगन्धर्वमनुष्योरगराक्षसान्॥ दृष्टवन्तो न चास्माभिर्दृष्टपूर्वस्तथाविधः। त्वं चापि रत्नं नारीणां नरेषु च नलो वरः॥ विशिष्टया विशिष्टेन संगमो गुणवान् भवेत्।