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## First Chapter
**32.** In the forest, where the trees have been thinned by the trampling of great elephants, the young wild elephants roam freely.
**33.** In the ocean, where the great fish have cleared the way with their wide mouths, the young fish also swim about at will.
**34.** In the battlefield, where the great warriors have stopped the enemy with their weapons, even the cowardly men jump about, thinking themselves warriors.
**35.** Therefore, considering the ancient poets as my support, I am eager to cross this ocean of Puranas.
**36.** In this vast ocean of Puranas, filled with hundreds of waves like branches, if I happen to slip due to carelessness or ignorance, wise men should forgive me.
**37.** Gentle people should discard the faults arising from the poet's carelessness and accept only the virtues from this nectar of stories, for the virtuous accept only virtues.
**38.** In this ocean of stories, filled with precious jewels of good sayings, one should strive to collect the essence, ignoring the crocodiles.
**39.** We are poets, just like the ancient poets like Siddhasena, but there is as much difference in meaning as there is between a ruby and glass.
**40.** I respect those poets whose words are like mirrors reflecting all the scriptures. What use do I have for other poets who falsely claim to be poets?
**45.** I bow to the creators of the Puranas, in whose mouths Saraswati resides, and whose words serve as the starting point for the poetry of other poets.