As the lord of Rākşasas was ranging the earth frightening everyone, Nārada foremost of ascetics, came to that wood mounted on a cloud,
ततो वित्रासयन्मान्पृथिव्यां राक्षसाधिपः। आससाद घने तस्मिन्नारदं मुनिपुङ्गवम्॥