Once on a time, a beautiful pigeon, pursued by a hawk dropped down from the skies and sought the protection of the highly blessed king Vrishadarbha.
प्रपात्यमान: श्येनेन कपोतः प्रियदर्शनः। वृषदर्भ महाभागं नरेन्द्रं शरणं गतः॥