हंसानां हि पुरा राम न वर्णः सर्वपाण्डुरः। पक्षा नीलाग्रसंवीताः क्रोडाः शष्पाग्रनिर्मलाः॥ अथाब्रवीद्वैश्रवणः कृकलासं गिरौ स्थितम्।
haṃsānāṃ hi purā rāma na varṇaḥ sarvapāṇḍuraḥ| pakṣā nīlāgrasaṃvītāḥ kroḍāḥ śaṣpāgranirmalāḥ|| athābravīdvaiśravaṇaḥ kṛkalāsaṃ girau sthitam|
English Meaning
Formerly, O Rama, swans had not a hue of one unvaried whiteness. Their wings ended in, blue, and their breasts wore the spotless hue of tender grass. Then Vaiśravana addressed the chameleon as it was stationed at the mountain.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)