अथ काननमध्यस्थं चुम्बिताम्बुदमण्डलम् ।मध्याह्नखिन्नसूर्याश्वसेवितस्कन्धमण्डलम्
In plain words
Vasiṣṭha said: Now — standing in the heart of the forest, its canopy kissing the very circle of the clouds, its crown of branches sought out as a resting-place by the Sun's own horses, weary at midday,