She said unto the sages, “O twice-born ones! neither am I the deity of this forest, nor the goddess of this mountain, nor of this river. Know me for a daughter of human beings, O you sages of ascetic wealth! I am relating my history in detail, do you listen attentively to me.
अस्याश्च नद्याः कल्याणि वद सत्यमनिन्दिते। साव्रवीत् तानृपीन् नाहमरण्यस्यास्य देवता॥ न चाप्यस्य गिरेविप्रा नैव नद्याश्च देवता। मानुषीं मां विजानीत यूयं सर्वे तपोधनाः॥