Kanva said Matali, being thus asked by Narada, who was going on the same road, told Narada all about his business and how it had happened (that he was going there).
कण्व उवाच मातलिर्नारदेनैव सम्पृष्टः पथि गच्छता। यथावत् सर्वमाचष्ट स्वकार्यं नारदं प्रति॥