Once, there was a king of Varanasi named Sudasa who went on a hunting journey in a dense forest. There he lost his way. worn-out and alienated from his men he descended from his horse and slept under a tree. Enamored by his physical beauty and manliness a lioness started licking his face and his horse watched her in terror. When the king woke up and saw the lioness in a seductive act, he accepted her invitation and married her. In course of time she bore him a son, who was called Kalmasapadasa. Since then he enjoyed living in the forest with his lioness partner.
One day, he thought of returning back to his kingdom. So, he looked for the way, back to his city and finally succeeded in doing so. He came to the border of the forest near Varanasi and asked the lioness to wait for him. He himself went to his kingdom and announced of his return. When his return was being celebrated he persuade a plot to let the lioness live inside the palace. Thus he brought his family back to the home safely.