Accordingly he wandered in every direction in that village filled with robber-families. At last that foremost of Brahmanas came to the house of Gautama. It so happened that just then Gautama also, returning from the forest, was entering his house. The two friends met. Armed with bow and sword, he carried on his shoulders a load of killed cranes, and his body was covered with the blood that trickled down from the bag on his shoulders.
ग्रामे दस्युसमाकीर्णे व्यचरत् सर्वतोदिशम्॥ ततः स गौतमगृहं प्रविवेश द्विजोत्तमः। गौतमश्चापि सम्प्राप्तस्तावन्योन्येन संगतौ॥ चक्राङ्गभारस्कन्धं तं धनुष्पाणिं धृतायुधम्। रुधिरेणावसिक्ताङ्गं गृहद्वारमुपागतम्॥