कैलास-मन्दाकिनी-स्वच्छोदा-लौहित्य-सरयू-उद्गमवर्णनम्
Kailāsa and the Origins of Mandākinī, Svacchodā, Lauhitya, and Sarayū
महेन्द्रभयवित्रस्ताः पक्षच्छे दभयात्पुरा / यदेतद्दृश्यते चन्द्रे श्वेते कृष्णशशाकृति
mahendrabhayavitrastāḥ pakṣacche dabhayātpurā / yadetaddṛśyate candre śvete kṛṣṇaśaśākṛti
In ancient times, terrified of Mahendra and fearing the cutting of their wings, there appears in the white moon the form of a black hare.