To all those beings that walk about in the night, to all elements, earth, water, fir, air and the sky, and to all kings, O lord of earth, I lay down on my bed, and being all alone, I began to reflect (thus).
नक्तंचराणां भूतानां राजन्यानां विशाम्पते। शयनं प्राप्य रहिते मनसा समचिन्तयम्॥