Having been possessed by Kali, the Vibhitaka tree grew worthless. Highly satisfied at the very core of his heart, Nala urged the excellent horses which, like the birds, mounted again and again into the air. Thus the glorious monarch proceeded in the direction of the country of the Vidharbhas.
बिभीतकश्चाप्रशस्तः संवृत्तः कलिसंश्रयात्। हयोत्तमानुत्पततो द्विजानिव पुनः पुनः॥ नलः संचोदयामास प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना। विदर्भाभिमुखो राजा प्रययौ स महायशाः॥