The saint Richíka met his sight

Sitting beneath the holy boughs.

His children near him, and his spouse.

The mighty lord drew near, assayed

To win his grace, and reverence paid;

And then the sainted king addressed

The Bráhman saint with this request:

“Bought with a hundred thousand kine,

Give me, O Sage, a son of thine

To be a victim in the rite,