Uttarajjhayana 197.1.1_7

197.1.1_7

U/22 rahanemijjaṃ ddhāviṃśam adhyayanam /
soriyapuraṃmi nayare | āsi rāyā mahiḍḍhie /
vasudevu tti nāmeṇaṃ | rāyalakkhaṇasaṃjue ||1||

In the town of Sauryapura there was a powerful king, Vasudêva by name, who possessed the characteristic marks of a king. (1)
He had two wives, Rôhinî and Dêvakî; each of them had a beloved son, Râma and Kêsava. (2)
In the town of Sauryapura there was (another) powerful king, Samudravigaya by name, who possessed the characteristic marks of a king. (3)
His wife was Sivâ by name; and her famous son was the venerable Arishtanêmi, the saviour of the world and the lord of ascetics. (4)
This Arishtanêmi, who was gifted with an excellent voice and possessed the thousand and eight lucky marks of the body, was a Gautama, and his skin was black. (5)
His body was strong like that of a bull, and hard like steel; he was well proportioned, and had a belly like that of a fish.
Kêsava asked the girl Râgîmatî in marriage for him. (6)
Now this daughter of an excellent king was virtuous and well looking; she possessed all lucky marks of the body, and shone forth like the lightning Saudâmanî. (7)
Her father said to the powerful Vâsudêva: 'Let the prince come here that I may give him my daughter.' (8)
He had taken a bath containing all (lucky) herbs, and had performed the customary ceremonies; he wore a suit of heavenly clothes and was decked out with ornaments. (9)
Riding on the best mast elephant of Vâsudêva he looked beautiful, like a jewel worn on the head. (10)