There the maiden, possessing eyes like the lotus-leaves, saw the effects of that unforeseen accident. viz., the slaughter, which meant to frighten all the worlds. On her awakening, she became insensible with fear; and also with an affected countenance, she became out of breath. Those of the caravan, who escaped from the slaughter unhurt, all assembled together and talked on the action of which that (the slaughter) was the result. 'Surely we have not worshipped that well-reputed Maharudra or that auspicious and magnanimous king of the Yakshas, Vaisravana. Or it might be that we have not worshipped the deities that cause distresses. Or perhaps we have not paid them the first offerings. 'Or this unnatural circumstance is the sure result of the birds (we beheld). Our presiding stars unfavourable; what else there is, from which this calamity has ensued?'
अपश्यद् वैशसं तत्र सर्वलोकभयंकरम्। अदृष्टपूर्वं तद् दृष्ट्वा बाला पद्मनिभेक्षणा॥ संसक्तवदनाश्वासा उत्तस्थौ भयविह्वला। ये तु तत्र विनिर्मुक्ताः सार्थात् केचिदविक्षताः॥ तेऽब्रुवन् सहिताः सर्वे कस्येदं कर्मणः फलम्। नूनं न पूजितोऽस्माभिर्मणिभद्रो महायशाः॥ तथा यक्षाधिपः श्रीमान् न वै वैश्रवणः प्रभुः। न पूजा विघ्नकर्तृणामथवा प्रथमं कृता॥ शकुनानां फलं वाथ विपरीतमिदंध्रुवम्। ग्रहा न विपरीतास्तु किमन्यदिदमागतम्॥