And took the prize his kine had bought.
He bade the youth his car ascend,
And hastened back the rites to end.[242]
Canto LXII. Ambarísha's Sacrifice.
As thus the king that youth conveyed,
His weary steeds at length he stayed
At height of noon their rest to take
Upon the bank of Pushkar's lake.
There while the king enjoyed repose