Satyakama instructed concerning four quarters of God's signs

4.4.1 Once upon a time Satyakama Jabala addressed his mother Jabala: "Madam! I desire to live the life of a student of sacred knowledge. Of what family, pray, am I?"

4.4.2 Then she said to him: "I do not know this, my dear, of what family you are. In my youth, when I went about a great deal serving as a maid, I got you. So I do not know of what family you are. However, I am Jabala by name; you are Satyakama by name. So you may speak of yourself as Satyakama Jabala."

4.4.3 Then he went to Haridrumata Gautama, and said: "I will live the life of a student of sacred knowledge. I will become a pupil of yours, Sir."

4.4.4 To him he then said: "Of what family, pray, are you, my dear?"

Then he said: "I do not know this, Sir, of what family I am. I asked my mother. She answered me: 'In my youth, when I went about a great deal serving as a maid, I got you. So I do not know this, of what family you are. However, I am Jabala by name; you are Satyakama by name.' So I am Satyakama Jabala, Sir."

4.4.5 To him he then said: "None but a man of truth would be able to explain thus. Bring the fuel, my dear. I will receive you as a pupil. You have not deviated from the truth."

After having received him as a pupil, he separated out four hundred lean, weak cows and said: "Follow these, my dear."

As he was driving them on, he said: "I may not return without a thousand." So he lived away a number of years. When they came to be a thousand,