O Rāma, O lord of earth, traversing the earth, Rāvana arrived at the city of Māhismatī, resembling the city of the celestials, where lived perpetually the deity of fire. There reigned a king named Arjuna, effulgent like fire which was kept perpetually in a well covered with Sara.
इत्येवं बाधमानस्तु पार्थिवान्पार्थिवर्षभ। चचार रावणो राम पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते॥ ततो माहिष्मती नाम पुरीं स्वर्गपुरीप्रभाम्। संप्राप्तो यत्र सांनिध्यं सदासीद्वसुरेतसः॥ तुल्य आसीन्नृपस्तस्य प्रभावाद्वसुरेतसः। अर्जुनो नाम यत्राग्निः शरकुण्डेशयः सदा॥