This Vikrita had, in days gone by, for the sake of acquiring merit, O sinless onc, given away an auspicious cow, O royal sage, to a Brahmana given to penances and the study of the Vedas.
अनेन धर्मप्राप्त्यर्थं शुभा दत्ता पुरानघ। धेनुर्विप्राय राजर्षे तप:स्वाध्यायशीलिने॥