Turned on the margent of the lake

To Dharmabhrit[424] the sage, and spake:

“Our longing souls, O hermit, burn

This music of the lake to learn:

We pray thee, noblest sage, explain

The cause of the mysterious strain.”

He, as the son of Raghu prayed,

With swift accord his answer made,

And thus the hermit, virtuous-souled,

The story of the fair lake told: