Matsyapurana 27.24

27.24

gate tu nāhuṣe tasmin devayānyapi ninditā
uvāca śokasaṃtaptā ghūrṇikāmāgatāṃ punaḥ //

Devayânî, thus abused and full of sorrow, commanded her maid, Ghurṇikâ, who had returned in search of her, thus:—"go quickly, O Ghurṇikâ, and acquint my father with all that has happened, and also tell him that I have made up my mind not to enter the King Vriṣaparvan's city."—24-25. Śaunaka said.—Ghūrṇikā instantly repaired to the palace of the Asura and seeing the high priest Śukra there, said to him trembling and confusedly :—