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agre kugrāmavargaḥ piśitarasalasaccaṇḍacaṇḍāyamānaḥ paścādvyādho vadhārtho niśitaśarakaraḥ pādamudrānapāyī /
viṣvagdīpto vanāgnirvanamatigahanaṃ dhūmavātyā ca dṛṣṭeḥ saroddhī kāndiśīko hari hari hariṇaḥkaṃ śaraṇyaṃ prayātu //

Ahead, a gang from a vile village, acting like ferocious Caṇḍālas lusting for the taste of flesh; behind, a hunter seeking to kill, with a sharp arrow in hand, never leaving the footprints; / all around, a blazing forest fire, the forest extremely dense, and a whirlwind of smoke blocking vision: panicked, ah! ah! where can the deer go for refuge?