दशक्रोश इतस्तात गिरिर्यस्मिन् निवत्स्यसि। पर्वतः शुभदर्शनः॥ गोलाङ्गलानुचरितो वानरक्षनिषेवितः। चित्रकूट इति ख्यातो गन्धमादनसंनिभः॥
daśakrośa itastāta giriryasmin nivatsyasi| parvataḥ śubhadarśanaḥ|| golāṅgalānucarito vānarakṣaniṣevitaḥ| citrakūṭa iti khyāto gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ||
English Meaning
Ten Krosas hence, my child, is the mountain where you shall dwell. it is inhabited by maharsis, and is sacred, and picturesque throughout, abounding in Golāngulas, monkeys, and bears, known by the name of Citrakuta, resembling Gandhamädana.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)