He begot on her Gautama and other sons in order to keep up the illustrious line of Utathya's race. But Gautama and others were all covetous and fools. The virtuous-minded, high souled and learned in the Vedas and Vedangas. (Dirghatamas) learnt from Surabhi's son the practices of the cow race and he began publicly to commit the vice.
ऋषेरुतथ्यस्य तदा संतानकुलवृद्धये। धर्मात्मा च महात्मा च वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः॥ गोधर्मं सौरभेयाच सोऽधीत्य निखिलं मुनिः। प्रावर्तत तदा कर्तुं श्रद्धावांस्तमशङ्कया।॥