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There in the city of Bāravai there dwelt a Brahmana, (rich...etc.) named Somila, very well-versed in Rgveda [etc.] This Brahmana Somila had a wife named Somasiri [quite tender etc.). He had a daughter of his own by his wife Somasirī, named Somā, quite tender (until] of excellent shapeliness; best in shape liness [until] beauty, very fair of body. Then that maiden Somā, some other time, bathed [until] decked, attended by many hunchback women [etc), set out from her house. Having set out, she went towards the high road. On the high road, she stood playing with a ball. In that age, at that time, the Saint Aritthanemi arrived there. The congregation went out. Then that Kanha Vāsudeva, having heard the matter of this story, bathed [until] decked, sitting on ihe goodly back of an elephant, with an umbrella garlanded with korenta-flowers, with white and beautiful chowries fanning him, while going out to bow down at the feet of the saint Aritthanemi through the city of Baraval saw the maiden Somā. He was struck with shapeliness, youth, beauty [etc.] of the maiden Somā. Then Kanha [etc.] called the chamberlains and ordered them "Go ye, Beloved of
