Bowing down to it with clasped hands, he addressed that king of the forest, saying,-I seek refuge with all the gods who have this tree for their resting place.
साञ्जलिः प्रणतिं कृत्वा वाक्यमाह वनस्पतिम्॥ शरणं यामि यान्यस्मिन् दैवतानि वनस्पतौ।