Kathasaritsagara 11.1.27

11.1.27

tāvattasya pituḥ pārśvāddūto 'ntikam upāyayau /
sa dṛṣṭvā pādayor dūtastaṃ praṇamyābravīdidam //

The next day Potraka brought that pair of horses equal to the wind in swiftness; but Ruchiradeva, who was skilled in all the secrets of the art of driving, himself mounted the female elephant, and partly by the animal's natural speed, partly by his dexterity in urging it on, beat them in the race. When Ruchiradeva had beaten those two splendid horses, the son of the king of Vatsa entered the palace, and at that very moment arrived a messenger from his father. The messenger, when he saw the prince, fell at his feet, and said; " The king, hearing from your retinue that you have come here, has sent me to you with this message. ' How comes it that you have gone so far from the garden without letting me know? I am impatient for your return, so abandon the diversion that occupies your attention, and return quickly.' " When he heard this message from his father's messenger, Naraváhanadatta, who was also intent on obtaining the object of his flame, was in a state of perplexity.