Your power scares the enemy armies
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Your power scares the enemy armies from coming near,
Oh! Nala, you are so rich in grace and valour,
You are the lord of the earth,
Yet you lay your youth to waste.
Not for long do I stay anywhere,
I keep travelling everywhere,
I am known for making conflicts between one and the other,
in this world, in that and in the nether.
Have you not heard of Damayanti,
the Vidarbha princess of unsurpassed beauty?
She is the jewel among all the choicest maidens,
and is lusted after even by the lords of the heavens.
Oh! Nala, this jewel is for you to own,
Let only the prayers be with the divine,
You should seek to beget Damayantifor her worth.
You are the most deserving of her on all earth.