Shloka 426
Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)
प्रणिपत्य महात्मानं राजर्षि: प्रत्यभाषत । 'भूपाल! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। तुम जैसा चाहते हो, वैसा वर माँग लो।” अमिततेजस्वी रुद्रका यह वचन सुनकर राजर्षि श्वेतकिने परमात्मा शिवके चरणोंमें प्रणाम किया और इस प्रकार कहा--
praṇipatya mahātmānaṃ rājarṣiḥ pratyabhāṣata | “bhūpāla! tubhyam kalyāṇaṃ bhavatu | yathā icchasi tathā varaṃ vṛṇīṣva” iti | etad vacanaṃ śrutvā amit-tejasvī rudrakā rājarṣi-śvetakine parameśvara-śivasya caraṇayoḥ praṇāmaṃ kṛtvā evam uvāca—
Having bowed down to the great-souled one, the royal sage addressed him: “O protector of the earth, may welfare be yours. Ask for a boon exactly as you desire.” Hearing these words, the radiant Rudrakā—before the royal sage Śvetaki—paid reverence at the feet of the Supreme Lord Śiva and spoke as follows—
वैशम्पायन उवाच