In Balinese: Uning indik patapan Ida sane gulgula, Ida Bhatara Siwa laut ngembak panyingakan Ida sane wenten tetiga tur ngeseng Bhatara Kama lan rabin ida, Bhatari Ratih, nyantos dados
abu.
In English: As a present leader makes a biography of all kinds of his achievements, the kings of the past also sponsored poets to portray the king's self-image through the adaptation of puranic stories.
In Indonesian: Sebagaimana layaknya seorang pemimpin masa kini yang membuat sebuah biografi tentang segala jenis prestasinya, raja-raja di masa lalu juga mensponsori para pujangga untuk menggambarkan citra diri raja tersebut melalui adaptasi kisah-kisah purana.