Beholding Nala deprived of all his possessions and being afraid of the calamity that had befallen her husband and desirous of doing good to him, Damayanti addressed to her nurse and maid-servant who was most noted, well-meaning beloved and intent upon doing good to all and well-speaking-these words-
सा शङ्कमाना तत् पापं चिकीर्षन्ती च तत्प्रियम्। नलं च हृतसर्वस्वमुपलभ्येदमब्रवीत्॥ बृहत्सेनामतियशां तांधात्री परिचारिकाम्। हितां सर्वार्थकुशलामनुरक्तां सुभाषिताम्॥