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wombs, greedy for the milk of their breasts, lisping sweetly, babbling and prattling, moving to their armpits wherefrom the breasts rise up, childlike, give a sitting in their laps, having held them by the hands resembl. ing a tender lotus,-give sweet talks and pleasing words. Verily I am hapless, meritless, with no meritorious deeds ever done that I did not obtain even a single thing out of these.” Thus she, with the hopes of her mind set at naught (until] brooded.
Then Kanha Vāsudeva bathed [until] decorated his body and came to do reverence to the feet of Queen Devaī there. Then Kanha Vasudeva saw Queen Devai (etc.); and having seen her, he held her feet and said “ At former times, mother, you used to beco.ne glad [etc.] on seeing me; how is it that you are with the hopes of your mind set at naught (until] brooding ?”
Then Queen Devaī said to Kanha Vasudeva “Verily thus, my son, I bore seven sons exactly alike [etc.] but not of a single one have I enjoyed the childhood, You even, my son, only come here to me every six months to do reverence to my
