"My sons said to me, 'Alas! We have been destroyed due to this theatrical fault, as the actions performed are those of a Shudra (low-born) character.'"
मुनीनां हि मृषा वाक्यं भविष्यति कदाचन । निधने च मनो मा भूद् युष्माकमिति सान्त्विताः ॥ ४८॥
"They consoled me, saying, 'The words of the sages will never be false, and at the time of death, your minds will not be troubled, O you who are free from sin.'"
मा वै प्रणश्यतामेतन्नाट्यं दुःखप्रवर्तितम् । महाश्रयं महापुण्यं वेदाङ्गोपाङ्गसम्भवम् ॥ ५०॥
"Let this drama, which has originated from sorrow, not be destroyed. It is a great refuge, a source of immense merit, and born from the limbs of the Vedas."