नीलाः किल पुरा बर्हा मयूराणां नराधिप। सुराधिपाद्वरं प्राप्य गताः सर्वेऽपि बहिणः॥
nīlāḥ kila purā barhā mayūrāṇāṃ narādhipa| surādhipādvaraṃ prāpya gatāḥ sarve'pi bahiṇaḥ||
English Meaning
Formerly, O King, the peacock's wings had one unvaried blue. Having received the boon, the peacock departed.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)