It came to pass that with the intention of disturbing the sacrifice of that monarch, on a certain day Vasava, assuming the, form of a Raksasi, stole away the sacrificial horse. us
तस्य पर्वणि तं यज्ञं यजमानस्य वासवः॥ राक्षसी तनुमास्थाय यज्ञियाश्वमपाहरत्।