"King: Can this be the daughter of Kanwa? The saintly man, though descended from the great Kasyapa, must be very deficient in judgment to habituate such a maiden to the life of a recluse. The sage who would this form of artless grace Inure to penance, thoughtlessly attemptsbr>To cleave in twain the hard acacia's stem With the soft edge of a blue lotus-leaf. Well! concealed behind this tree, I will watch her without raising her suspicions."