Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1217

v2.c27.1217

¹⁶ In the Saṃyutta Nikāya (v. 351), the king’s chamberlains, Isidatta and Purāṇa, speak of his harem. When he went riding in the park he took with him his favourite and lovely wives on elephants, one before and one behind. They were sweetly scented—“like caskets of scent”—and their hands were soft to the touch.