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किं वा अरे आचरितं तपस्तपस्विन्यानया यदियमवनिः सविनयकृष्णसारतनयतनुतरसुभगशिवतमाखरखुरपदपङ्क्तिभिर्द्रविणविधुरातुरस्य कृपणस्य मम द्रविणपदवीं सूचयन्त्यात्मानं च सर्वतः कृतकौतुकं द्विजानां स्वर्गापवर्गकामानां देवयजनं करोति. ॥ २३ ॥
 
kim va are acaritam tapas tapasvinyanaya yad iyam avanih savinaya-krsna-sara-tanaya-tanutara-subhaga-sivatamakhara-khura-
pada-paṅktibhir dravina-vidhuraturasya krpanasya mama dravina-
padavim sucayanty atmanam ca sarvatah krta-kautukam dvijanam
svargapavarga-kamanam deva-yajanam karoti.
kim va-what; are-oh; acaritam-practiced; tapah-penance; tapasvinya-by the most fortunate; anaya-this planet earth; yat-since; iyam-this; avanih-earth; sa-vinaya-very mild and well behaved; krsna-sara-tanaya-of the calf of the black deer; tanutara-small; subhaga-beautiful; siva-tama-most auspicious; akhara-soft; khura-of the hooves; pada-paṅktibhih-by the series of the marks; dravina-vidhura-aturasya-who is very aggrieved because of loss of wealth; krpanasya-a most unhappy creature; mama-for me; dravina-padavim-the way to achieve that wealth; sucayanti-indicating; atmanam-her own personal body; ca-and; sarvatah-on all sides; krta-kautukam-ornamented; dvijanam-of the brahmanas; svarga-apavarga-kamanam-who are desirous of achieving heavenly planets or liberation; deva-yajanam-a place of sacrifice to the demigods; karoti-it makes.