Bhārgava Rāma at Māhiṣmatī: Narmadā-stuti and the Challenge to Kārttavīryārjuna
दूतं प्रस्थापयामास कार्त्तवीर्यार्जुनं प्रति / दूत राजात्वया वाच्यो यदहं वच्मि ते ऽनघ
dūtaṃ prasthāpayāmāsa kārttavīryārjunaṃ prati / dūta rājātvayā vācyo yadahaṃ vacmi te 'nagha
Then he dispatched a messenger to Kārttavīrya Arjuna, saying: “O blameless envoy, tell the king exactly what I say to you.”