अस्तौषं तमहं देवं सत्येन वचसा विभुम् | पज्च वै तेन मे दत्ता वरा: शूणुत तान् मम,उस समय मैंने सत्यवचनोंद्वारा उन भगवान् यमकी स्तुति की। तब उन्होंने मुझे पाँच वर दिये। उन वरोंको आप मुझसे सुनिये
astauṣaṃ tam ahaṃ devaṃ satyena vacasā vibhum | pañca vai tena me dattā varāḥ śṛṇuta tān mama ||
তেতিয়া মই সত্যবচনে সেই মহাবিভু দেৱ যমক স্তৱ কৰিলোঁ। প্ৰসন্ন হৈ তেওঁ মোক পাঁচটা বৰ দিলে। এতিয়া সেই বৰবোৰ মোৰ মুখে শুনক।
गौतम उवाच
Truthful speech and sincere praise offered to a righteous divine authority (Yama, associated with dharma and moral order) become the basis for receiving grace; the verse foregrounds satya (truth) as an ethical power.
Gautama narrates that he praised Yama with truthful words, after which Yama granted him five boons; Gautama then prepares to recount those boons to his listeners.