The rainy season passed away and autumn set in. Actuated by desire, the couple approached each other according to the law of the Creator, and with perfect confidence laid their eggs, O king, on the head of that Rishi.
अतीतास्वथ वर्षासु शरत्काल उपस्थिते। प्राजापत्येन विधिना विश्वासात् काममोहितौ॥ तत्रापातयतां राजन् शिरस्यण्डानि खेचरौ।