कस्त्वं लोहितलोचनास्यचरणः हंसः कुतो मानसात्
किं तत्रास्ति सुवर्णपङ्कजवनान्यंभः सुधासन्निभम् ।
रत्नानां निचयाः प्रवालमणयो वैदूर्यरोहाः क्वचित्
शम्बूका अपि सन्ति नेति च बकैराकर्ण्य हीहीकृतम् ॥
kas tvaṁ lohita-locanāsy acaraṇaḥ haṁsaḥ kuto mānasāt
kiṁ tatrāsti suvarṇa-paṅkaja-vanāny aṁbhaḥ sudhā-sannibham |
ratnānāṁ nicayāḥ pravāla-maṇayo vaidūrya-rohāḥ kvacit
śambūkā api santi neti ca bakair ākarṇya hīhīkṛtam ||
(Unknown Source)
“[Cranes inquire:] ‘Who are you, O red-eyed one? You are legless.’
‘I am a swan [whose legs are invisible while floating on water].’
‘From where?’
‘From Mānasa [Sarovara].’
‘What is there?’
‘Clusters of golden lotuses, water like nectar, stores of gems, coral ingots, and lodes of cat’s-eye.’
‘Are there also snails there?’
‘No.’
Hearing this, the cranes laughed [at the swan].”