Thereafter the mother of the king of the Nishadhas, having left the inner apartments of the palace, repaired to the place where that lady (Damayanti) was waiting with the Brahmana.
अथ चेदिपतेर्माता राज्ञश्चान्तःपुरात् तदा। जगाम यत्र सा बाला ब्राह्मणेन सहाभवत्॥