प्रविश्य शापोपहतां हरीश्वरः पुरीं शुभां राक्षसमुख्यपालिताम्। यदृच्छया त्वं जनकात्मजां सतीं विमार्ग सर्वत्र गतो यथासुखम्॥
praviśya śāpopahatāṃ harīśvaraḥ purīṃ śubhāṃ rākṣasamukhyapālitām| yadṛcchayā tvaṃ janakātmajāṃ satīṃ vimārga sarvatra gato yathāsukham||
English Meaning
Entering this splendid city lying under an imprecation, governed by the chief of the Rāks asas, do you at your will happily repairing everywhere, search for the chaste daughter of Janaka. .
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)