Vaishampayana said : Having thus addressed one another, the sons of Mandapala then each with reverence uttered an eulogistic hymn to Agni. O king, listen to them as I recite.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं सम्भाष्य तेऽन्योन्यं मन्दपालस्य पुत्रकाः। तुष्टावः प्रयता भूत्वा यथाग्निं शृणु पार्थिवः॥