Thereupon Kali replying to Shakra's words said, 'Hearing the Svayamvara of Damayanti, I am going there. I shall take her to be my wife; for my heart has been captivated by her?'
ततोऽब्रवीत् कलिः शक्रं दमयन्त्याः स्वयंवरम्। गत्वा हि वरयिष्ये तां मनो हि मम तां गतम्॥