इदं श्रेष्ठमभिज्ञानं ब्रूयास्त्वं तु मम प्रियम्। शैलस्य चित्रकूटस्य पादे पूर्वोत्तरे पदे॥ तापसाश्रमवासिन्याः प्राज्यमूलफलोदके। तस्मिन् सिद्धाश्रिते देशे मन्दाकिन्यविदूरतः॥ तस्योपवनखण्डेषु नानापुष्पसुगन्धिषु । विहत्य सलिले क्लिन्नो ममाङ्के समुपाविशः॥
idaṃ śreṣṭhamabhijñānaṃ brūyāstvaṃ tu mama priyam| śailasya citrakūṭasya pāde pūrvottare pade|| tāpasāśramavāsinyāḥ prājyamūlaphalodake| tasmin siddhāśrite deśe mandākinyavidūrataḥ|| tasyopavanakhaṇḍeṣu nānāpuṣpasugandhiṣu | vihatya salile klinno mamāṅke samupāviśaḥ||
English Meaning
Do you mentioned to my dear lord (in my words) what had happened to me while living in the hermitage at the foot of the mount Pratyanga, situate on the north-east of Citrakūta, abounding in roots, fruits and water. At no distance from that place frequented by the ascetics flowed the sacred stream Mandakini. While ranging in that woodland fragrant with the odour of many flowers, you, having your person wet in consequence of your sport in the water, did sit on my lap.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)