Saying, “Yes, sir,” he set out for Bhaddiya with the fourfold army.

When he eventually arrived, he went up to Meṇḍaka and said, “I’ve been told by the king to investigate your supernormal powers. Please show them to me.” Meṇḍaka then washed his hair, swept out his granary, and sat down outside the door. A shower of grain fell out of the sky and filled his granary. “Good. Now show me your wife’s supernormal powers.”