Ashtaka said: O king, you are young, you are handsome, you are decorated with celestial garlands, your splendour is great. From what place have you come and where do you go? Whose messenger are you? Are you going to earth?
अष्टक उवाच केनासि हूतः प्रहितोऽसि राजन् युवा स्रग्वी दर्शनीयः सुवर्चाः। मुताहोस्वित् पार्थिवं स्थानमस्ति॥