Afflicted with phthisis, the moon began to waste away day by day. He tried much to get rid of that disease by celebrating various sacrifices, O king. The Moon, however, could not free hiinself from that curse. On the other hand, hi daily grew lean and emaciated.
स यक्ष्मणाभिभूतासमाक्षीयताहरहः शशी॥ यत्नं चाप्यकरोद् राजन् मोक्षार्थं तस्य यक्ष्मणः। इष्टवेभिर्महाराज विविधाभिर्निशाकरः॥ न चामुच्यत शापाद् वै क्षयं चैवाभ्यगच्छत्।