Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s2.t3.2

v2.c27.s2.t3.2

“A Brahman’s orphan was compelled by hunger to seek sustenance in driving an oil-mill; instead of oil the receptacle was filled with blood. The frightened oilman demanded of the child who he was; ‘A Brahman’s orphan,’ was the reply. Alarmed at the enormity of his guilt in thus employing the son of a priest, he covered the palm of his hand with earth, in which he sowed the tulasi seed,⁵ and went on a pilgrimage to Dwarka.