(Story line: Nalan marries Damayanthi, a disappointed Kali sees them dethroned and exiled, suffering and separation in the forest, Damayanthi rescued from a python by a hunter.) .
Entranced in the beauty of the garden, Damayanthi describes the pleasant sights there - the plants that denote the arrival of spring, flowers covered by beetles, sweet songs of birds and humming of beetles - all appear to her as praise of Kama.