Going to the bank of Sarasvati, the king fell at his feet, touched them with his head, joined his hands and said-"I propitiate you, O worshipful one, forgive me for my crime.
सरस्वतीं ततो गत्वा स राजा बकमब्रवीत्॥ निपत्य शिरसा भूमौ प्राञ्जलिर्भरतर्षभ।