After eating the fruits and roots he asked the great ascetic Vālmīki saying: “O great ascetic, to whom belong the articles of sacrifice in the east near this hermitage?”
स भुक्त्वा फलमूलं च महर्षि तमुवाच ह। पूर्वा यज्ञविभूतीयं कस्याश्रमसमीपतः।।।।।