Although the "Bala Kanda" mentions that Ahalya consciously commits adultery, the "Uttar Kanda" of the "Ramayana" and the "Puranas" (compiled between the 4th and 16th centuries CE) absolve her of all guilt. The "Uttar Kanda" recasts the tale as Ahalya's rape by Indra. In one allusion in the "Mahabharata", King Nahusha reminds Brihaspati, Indra's guru, how Indra "violated" the "renowned" "rishi-patni" (wife of a sage) Ahalya. According to Söhnen-Thieme, the usage of the words "violated" and "renowned" indicates that Ahalya is not considered an adulteress.