He asked, "For what cause?” The Rishi said, "I lived for a few days in the palace of Ashtaka. He one day took me out of the city on his car. I saw there thousands of cows each distinguished by various colour. I asked him whose kine are these. He said, “I myself have made gifts of them.” By these words he flourished his own praise; for this reason he will fall (first). (He said), "we shall then remain, there who among us will fall first?”
पृच्छेत्यब्रवीदृषिः। सोऽब्रवीदायुष्मन्तः सर्वगुणप्रमुदिताः। अथायुष्मन्तं स्वर्गस्थानं चतुर्भिर्यातव्यं स्यात् कोऽवतरेत्। अयमष्टकोऽवतरेदित्यब्रवीदृषिः॥ किं कारणमित्यपृच्छत्। अथाचष्टाष्टकस्य गृहे मया उषितं स मां रथेनानुप्रावहदथापश्यमनेकानि गोसहस्राणि वर्णशो विविक्तानि तमहमपृच्छं कस्येमा गाव इति सोऽब्रवीत्। मया निसृष्टा इत्येतास्तेनैव स्वयं श्लाघति कथितेन। एषोऽवतरेदथ त्रिभिर्यातव्यं साम्प्रतं कोऽवतरेत्॥