तेन विहितपूजनो राजवाहनो ऽभाषत-"ननु मानव, जनसङ्गरहिते मृगहिते घोरप्रचारे कान्तारे विन्ध्याटवीमध्ये भवानेकाकी किमिति निवसति । भवदंसोपनीतं यज्ञोपवीतं भूसुरभावं द्योतयति । हेतिहतिभिः किरातरीतिरनुमीयते । कथय किमेतत्ऽ इति
tena vihitapūjano rājavāhano 'bhāṣata-"nanu mānava, janasaṅgarahite mṛgahite ghorapracāre kāntāre vindhyāṭavīmadhye bhavānekākī kimiti nivasati / bhavadaṃsopanītaṃ yajñopavītaṃ bhūsurabhāvaṃ dyotayati / hetihatibhiḥ kirātarītiranumīyate / kathaya kimetat' iti
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.