As they proceeded, they were benighted on the way. They then saw a wolf before them. Not far from that spot was a deep hole on the bank of the Sarasvati.
तेषामागच्छतां रात्रौ पथिस्थानां वृकोऽभवत्।॥ तत्र कूपोऽविदूरेऽभूत् सरस्वत्यास्तटे महान्।