After a while, the hermit opened his eyes. He saw the King sitting before him and asked, “Who are you? Why have you come here?” King Jwalasen told everything about himself to the hermit. Then he also mentioned that he was very hungry. The hermit replied, “I am hermit, so I have only fruits and nuts to offer you. Would you like to eat those?” The hungry King replied immediately, “Yes, Your Holiness!” So, the hermit gave his skull bowl, which was filled with fruits and nuts, to the King. But the King did not wish to eat from the skull bowl. He said, “I cannot eat from this skull bowl as I am a king.” The hermit just smiled. Then he chanted a mantra. Suddenly, a beautiful woman appeared there. The hermit told the woman to take the king inside his hut and serve him delicious food in gold utensils.
The Hermit
