Going to the house of that robber, the Brahmana begged for alms. Indeed, he prayed for a house to live in and the necessaries of life lasting for a year.
तस्य क्षयमुपागम्य ततो भिक्षामयाचत। प्रतिश्रयं च वासार्थं भिक्षां चैवाथ वार्षिकीम्॥