His wife was Śivā by name; and her famous son was the venerable Ariṣṭanemi, the saviour of the world and the lord of ascetics. This Ariṣṭanemi, who was gifted with an excellent voice and possessed the thousand and eight lucky marks of the body, was a Gautama [family member], and his skin was black. His body was strong like that of a bull, and hard like steel; he was well proportioned, and had a belly like that of a fish. Keśava asked [for] the girl Rājimatī in marriage for him. Now this daughter of an excellent king was virtuous and well looking; she possessed all lucky marks of the body, and shone forth like the lightning Saudāmanī. Her father said to the powerful Vāsudeva: ‘Let the prince come here that I may give him my daughter.’ 

He [Nemi] had taken a bath containing all [lucky] herbs, and had performed the customary ceremonies; he wore a suit of heavenly clothes and was decked out with ornaments. Riding on the best elephant of Vāsudeva he looked beautiful, like a jewel worn on the head. He sat under a raised umbrella, fanned by two chowries [fly-whisks], and he was surrounded on all sides by a host of Daśārhas and by a complete army drawn up in rank and file, while the heavenly sound of musical instruments reached the sky. 

With such pomp and splendour the hero of the Vṛṣṇis [= Prince Nemi] started from his own palace. On his way he saw animals kept in cages and enclosures, overcome by fear and looking miserable. 

Seeing them on the point of being killed for the sake of their flesh, and to be eaten afterwards, the great sage spoke to his charioteer thus: ‘Why are all these animals, which desire to be happy, kept in cages and enclosures?’ 

Then the charioteer answered: ‘Lucky are these animals because at thy wedding they will furnish food for many people’. 

Having heard these words, which announced the slaughter of many animals, the great sage, full of compassion and kindness to living beings, meditated thus: ‘If for my sake many [living beings are killed, I shall not obtain happiness in the next world.’ 

Then the famous man presented the charioteer with his pair of earrings, his neck-chain and all his ornaments]. 

translation by Hermann Jacobi (slightly modified)

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