Verse 1

Glance

इत्युक्त्वा भगवानेनं सुरघुं रघुनन्दन ।ययौ स्वमेव रुचिरं माण्डव्यो मौनमण्डलम्

In plain words

Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having said this to Suraghu, O Raghunandana, the blessed Māṇḍavya went to his own lovely realm of silence.