All the citizens, making a deep noise as that of the ocean, took their seats on the platforms with the desire of seeing the Svayamvara.
उपोपविष्टा मञ्चेषु द्रष्टुकामाः स्वयंवरम्। ततः पौरजनाः सर्वे सागरोद्भूतनि:स्वनाः॥