tad-anu tat-kāraṇaṁ pṛcchantīṁ sva-sakhīṁ prati prāha—tāṁ prasiddhām akṣṇoḥ padaṁ netrayoḥ panthānaṁ yāvat yad-avadhi anayaṁ nītavatī, gurūṇāṁ niṣedhe’pi tad-darśane hetum āha—anantāny asaṅkhyāni yāni śreyāṁsi puṇyāni tad-upalakṣita-kalyāṇa-guṇa-vṛndāni, teṣāṁ sadma āśrayaṁ, tāvat tad ārabhya me mama manaḥ kartṛ tṛṣiṭam iva tṛṣṇā-yuktaṁ sat, prathamam eva raty-aṅkurotpattyā prauḍha-tṛṣṇāyā abhāvād ivety uktam |