Desirous of drawing water from it, they worked hard for removing the creepers they covered its mouth. After the mouth had been cleaned, they saw within the well a very large lizard living within it. The youths nade strong and repeated efforts for rescuing the lizard from that plight.
प्रयत्नं तत्र कुर्वाणास्तस्मात् कूपाज्जलार्थिनः। श्रमेण महत. युक्तास्तस्मिंस्तोये सुसंवृते॥ ददृशुस्ते महाकायं कृकलासमवस्थितम्। तस्य चोद्धरणे यत्नमकुर्वंस्ते सहस्रशः॥