I place myself under your protection. Do you listen to these my words. Should you not curse me, who am seeking your protection and greatly terrified by you, then the men of this world, attentively repeating your story, will never have any fear on my account.” Having been thus said, king Nala suppressed his own wrath.
शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नोऽस्मि शृणु चेदं वचो मम! ये च त्वां मनुजा लोके कीर्तयिष्यन्त्यतन्द्रिताः। मत्प्रसूतं भयं तेषां न कदाचिद् भविष्यति॥ भयार्तं शरणं यातं यदि मां त्वं न शप्स्यसे। एवमुक्तो नलो राजा न्ययच्छत् कोपमात्मनः॥