Karna said: O god, O lord of splendour and scorching rays, you are as much aware of my being a worshipper of yours, (as of the fact) that there is nothing which I can not part with.

By virtue of the reverence that I always feel for you, you are. O lord of splendour, dearer (to me) then my wife, my sons, my own self and my friends.

O author of light, you are no doubt aware that high-souled persons cherish a high regard for their devoted worshipper.

Considering that Karna is your devoted worshipper and that he known no other god in heavens, you have given me these instructions.

Again with bended head and repeated prayers do I implore you and tell you this. O lord of searching rays, that you will (graciously) pardon me.

I do not fear death so much as falsehood. Especially for the sake of all the righteous twice-born ones ever, I am ready to sacrifice my life without (the least) hesitation.

As to what you have said to me about the Pandava Falguna. O author light, (I ask you) to dispel your caused by mental uneasiness regarding Arjuna and myself. (Because) I will surely defeat Arjuna in battle.

O god, you are no doubt aware of the great strength of my weapons which I have obtained from the son of Jamadagni (i.e. Parashuram) and from the high-souled Drona.

O best of the gods, permit me now to observe the vow on my part that I may bestow my very life upon the begging wielder of the thunderbolt.

Surya said: O highly-powerful son, if you bestow your beautiful car-rings to the wielder of the sorrow thunderbolt, you should, in order to secure victory, say to him, “O lord of hundred sacrifices, I can only part with my ear-rings under a condition."

As you cannot surely be slain by any creature when furnished with your earrings, so the destroyer of the Danavas, O son, wishing your death at the hands of Arjuna in battle, wants to rob you of your ear-rings.

Worshipping again and again with agreeable and truthful speeches the lord of the celestials, Purandara, the possessor of infallible weapons.

You will say to him, “O thousand-eyed lord, I will give you the two ear-rings and the excellent armour, if you will bestow on me an infallible dart destructive of enemies."

It is under this condition only, O Karna, that you will give your ear-rings to Shakra. Then you will be able to destroy your enemies in battle.

O mighty-armed one, that arrow of the lord of the gods does not return to the hand of the person who discharges it, without destroying hundreds and thousands of enemies.

Vaishampayana said : Saying this, the lord of thousand rays suddenly became invisible. (The next day) Karna after having performed his devotions told the sun of the dreara.

And Vrisha (Karna) faithfully related to him everything in detail, viz. his meeting with the sun and the conversation that took place between them during the nighi.

Hearing all this, the divine lord Bhanu, the subduer of Svarbhanu (Rahu) spoke to Karna with a smile, "it is all true.”

Then the son of Radha, the slayer of enemies, knowing all this to be true, awaited (the arrival of) Vasava, with the desire of obtaining the dart.