Agastya said Listen, O Shakra, to this story as to how the vicious-souled Nahusha, of bad habits, vain of his strength, has been ousted from heaven.
अगस्त्य उवाच शृणु शक्र प्रियं वाक्यं यथा राजा दुरात्मवान्। स्वर्गाद् भ्रष्टो दुराचारो नहुषो बलदर्पितः॥