मारीच श्रूयतां तात वचनं मम भाषतः। आर्तोऽस्मि मम चार्तस्य भवान् हि परमा गतिः॥
mārīca śrūyatāṃ tāta vacanaṃ mama bhāṣataḥ| ārto'smi mama cārtasya bhavān hi paramā gatiḥ||
English Meaning
O Mărîca, hearken to me, my child, as I relate (everything to you). I am distressed and in this distress of mine, you are certainly my great refuge.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)