श्रीविष्णुरुवाच- अस्ति वाराणसी रम्या गंगायुक्ता महापुरी । तस्यां वसति वैश्यैकः कृकलो नाम नामतः
śrīviṣṇuruvāca- asti vārāṇasī ramyā gaṃgāyuktā mahāpurī | tasyāṃ vasati vaiśyaikaḥ kṛkalo nāma nāmataḥ
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.