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Updated: July 1, 2025
And Rasalu, in his Jogi's habit, bent his head towards her, saying softly 'A day since the earrings were mine, A day since I turned a faqir; But yesterday Love's arrow struck me; I seek nothing here! I beg nought of others I see, But only, fair Sundran, of thee!
And so saying the Jogi went away promising to return the next year. A few days later the Raja decided to give a trial to the Jogi's prescription and he and the Ranis did as they had been told; but the Raja did not eat the rind of the youngest Rani's mango; he did not love her very much.
But when they had retired to rest, and the King, obeying the Jogi's orders, had feigned sleep, the Snake-woman became so dreadfully thirsty, in consequence of all the salt food she had eaten, that she longed for a drink of water; and as there was none in the room, she was obliged to go outside to get some.
Then he went on and came to a river and he decided to sit and have his lunch there; he did not know that his father and uncles had been turned into stones in that very place, but as he sat and ate, his eyes were opened and he saw the stones weeping, and he recognised them, and he dropt a little food on each that they might eat, and pursued his way, until he came to the Jhades jogi's kingdom, and he went to the old woman who kept the Jogi's garden and asked to be allowed to stay with her and help her to make the garlands.
'That is my history, and now you must beg the king to send messengers at once to Granada, to inform my father of our marriage, and I think, she added with a smile, 'that he will not refuse us his blessing. Adapted from the Portuguese. The Jogi's Punishment
The Raja followed the Jogi's advice, and in due time his youngest wife bore him a son; a son so fair and so beautiful that there was no one on earth to match him. When the boy grew up, they began to think about his marriage and the Raja said that he would only marry him to a bride as fair and as beautiful as himself.
With some difficulty they secured the chest, and carried it back as swiftly and secretly as possible to the jogi's house. As soon as they brought in the chest, the jogi, who had been getting very cross and impatient, told them to put it down, and to go outside whilst he opened the magic chest.
'Fair Queen! what though the quiver of my mouth Be set with glistening pearls and rubies red? I trade not jewels, east, west, north, or south; Take back thy gems, and give me food instead. Thy gifts are rich and rare, but costly charms Scarce find fit placing in a Jogi's alms! Then Queen Sundran took back the jewels, and bade the beautiful Jogi wait an hour till the food was cooked.
'I order you now! returned the Jogi. 'Go and beg enough for you and for me. So Raja Rasalu rose up, and stood at the gate of Queen Sundran's palace, in his Jogi's dress, and sang, 'Alakh! at thy threshold I stand, Drawn from far by the name of thy charms; Fair Sundran, with generous hand, Give the earring-decked Jogi an alms!
Nevertheless she pretended to be charmed with his success, and told him that if he would give her this pigeon also, she would reward him with the Jogi's wonderful cow, whose milk flows all day long, and makes a pond as big as a kingdom.
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