Kārttavīrya–Paraśurāma-saṅgrāma-kathā
Sagara’s Inquiry and Vasiṣṭha’s Account
पुनः पप्रच्छ भक्तेस्तु लक्षणं प्रेमदायकम् / मृग्युवाच साधुकान्त महाभाग वचस्ते ऽलौकिकं प्रिय / र्हदृग् ज्ञानं तव कथं संजातं तद्वदाधुना
punaḥ papraccha bhaktestu lakṣaṇaṃ premadāyakam / mṛgyuvāca sādhukānta mahābhāga vacaste 'laukikaṃ priya / rhadṛg jñānaṃ tava kathaṃ saṃjātaṃ tadvadādhunā
Again she asked about the mark of bhakti that bestows love. The doe said: “O noble beloved, O greatly blessed one, your words are otherworldly and dear; how did this heart-seeing wisdom arise in you? Tell me now.”