It so took place, however, that the beautiful Varuna had, from a long time before, coveted the girl. Coming to the forest where Utathya lived, Varuna stole away the girl when she had plunged into the Yamuna for a bath.
तां त्वकामयत श्रीमान् वरुणः पूर्वमेव ह। स चागम्य वनप्रस्थं यमुनायां जहार ताम्॥