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This sukta doesn’t continue further with the story, but in Saunaka’s Brhaddevatha and from Jaiminiya Brahmana the legend is continued. Although slightly different versions of the legend is found in different places of the scriptures essentially the purport has not changed over different commentaries over ages.  

This sukta doesn’t continue further with the story, but in Saunaka’s Brhaddevatha and from Jaiminiya Brahmana the legend is continued. Although slightly different versions of the legend is found in different places of the scriptures essentially the purport has not changed over different commentaries over ages.  

== Legend in Brhaddevatha ==

== Legend in Brhaddevata ==

Different from the Rig veda version, according to Brhadevata text, Sarama after saying that she does not have any relationship with Panis, nor desires for any prosperity or money she is tempted to ask for milk from those divine cows that Panis had hid (Page 235 of Reference 6<ref>Saunaka's [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.312157/2015.312157.Brihad-devata#page/n233/mode/1up Brihadevata] (1893) Source : Digital Library of India</ref>).  <blockquote>असुराः पणयो नाम रसापारनिवासिनः । (Brhd. Deva. 8.24)</blockquote><blockquote>पिवेयं तु पयस्तासां गवां यास्ता निगुहथ । असुरास्तां तथेत्युक्त्वा तदाजहुः पयस्ततः ||(Brhd. Deva. 8.30)</blockquote><blockquote>सा स्वभावाच्च लौल्याच्च पात्वा तत् पय आसुरम् । ... (Brhd. Deva. 8.31)</blockquote>Meaning : Sarama by her nature not being too strong स्वभावाच्च लौल्याच्च || fickleness and greedy by nature was tempted by the offer of cow milk. Sarama was very appreciative of the milk and she crossed the Rasanadi and gave Indra a false report. Indra realized that Sarama’s report was false and wondered at the reason for the change in the character of Sarama.<ref name=":0" />

Different from the Rig veda version, according to Brhadevata text, Sarama after saying that she does not have any relationship with Panis, nor desires for any prosperity or money she is tempted to ask for milk from those divine cows that Panis had hid (Page 235 of Reference 6<ref>Saunaka's [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.312157/2015.312157.Brihad-devata#page/n233/mode/1up Brihadevata] (1893) Source : Digital Library of India</ref>).  <blockquote>असुराः पणयो नाम रसापारनिवासिनः । (Brhd. Deva. 8.24)</blockquote><blockquote>पिवेयं तु पयस्तासां गवां यास्ता निगुहथ । असुरास्तां तथेत्युक्त्वा तदाजहुः पयस्ततः ||(Brhd. Deva. 8.30)</blockquote><blockquote>सा स्वभावाच्च लौल्याच्च पात्वा तत् पय आसुरम् । ... (Brhd. Deva. 8.31)</blockquote>Meaning : Sarama by her nature not being too strong स्वभावाच्च लौल्याच्च || fickleness and greedy by nature was tempted by the offer of cow milk. Sarama was very appreciative of the milk and she crossed the Rasanadi and gave Indra a false report. Indra realized that Sarama’s report was false and wondered at the reason for the change in the character of Sarama.<ref name=":0" />