21. But that son of thine, whom thou didst desire of me at the sacrifice of thy life, will betake himself to austerities like mine, and become a seer like myself (because he will be born of my blessing to thee).
22. So saying the sage dismissed the suppliant dame now gladdened in her face, and promised to perform the necessary for her blessing’s sake.
23. The lotus-eyed dame then retired from him, and went to her abode; and the hermit passed his months, seasons and years in his holy meditation.
24. After a long time the lotus-eyed dame returned to the sage with her boy, now grown up to the twelfth year of his age.
25. She made her obeisance and sat before him with her boy of the moon bright face; and then uttered her words, sweet as the murmur of the humble bee, to the stately Ámra tree.
26. This sir, is the would be son (bhávya) of both of us, who has been trained up by me in all the branches of learning. (The Veda and its branches. The future bhávya—would be, should be the preter bhávita—was to be).
27. He is only untaught in the best knowledge, which releases the soul from its return to this world of troubles. (By the best or subha knowledge, is meant the para—superior or spiritual learning).
28. Do you now my lord! deign to instruct him in that knowledge, for who is there that should like to keep his own boy in ignorance (of his future and best welfare)?
29. Being thus besought by her, he bespoke to the tender mother, to leave the child there and depart her own way.
30. She being gone, the boy remained submissive to his father, and dwelt by his side as his pupil, like Aruna (Ouranus) waiting upon the sun.