Sumanthra, in response to king Dasaratha's desire elaborated upon the event that led to the arrival of Rshyasringa in Angada. The ministers and priests informed king Romapada of the flawless strategy that they had come up with to bring that peerless Brahmin. They assured him that it posed no danger and could be successfully executed. Rshyasringa, the forest dweller and great Vedic scholar unacquainted with the pleasures of life and the pleasures of the senses, was to be lured out of the forest by gorgeous courtesans lavishly dressed and beautifully and bejewelled.

These charming persons whose sweet voices filled the forest with song, one day invaded the quiet forest glades as planned. From a distance they tried to catch a glimpse of Rshyasringa, the ascetic of celestial brilliance practicing austerities, living contentedly and following his father. Having never stepped out of the hermitage, and never seen any man or woman other than his father the tranquil spell of Rshyasringa's life, took a sudden turn, when he tumbled onto that bevy of beautiful woman, who had strayed into the forest with a purpose. Soon these women approached Rshyasringa and plied him with questions. "Brahmin! How do you survive here? Why do you roam these desolate and deserted forests?"Having never seen such loveliness, Rshyasringa felt a wave of friendship and an urge talk to them as he said. "My name is Rshyasringa and I am the son of Vibhandaka. What I do is known the world over by name and action."Rshyasringa invited the damsels to his hermitage and they agreed. On reaching the place he honored them as custom demanded and offered them water to wash their feet as also forest fruits and roots. The courtesans longed to linger but were afraid of sage Vibhandaka, and not wanting to invite his ire, decided to leave. Before they left they offered some food and sweet meat that they had brought, along with them the likes of which Rshyasringa had never set his eyes upon. It was time to go back and on the pretext that they had some religious rites to perform, the courtesans fled the place.

After the maidens left Rshyasringa became sick at heart and wandered around desolately. The next day when he came back to the place where he had met the lovely courtesans, they were delighted to see him and invited him to go back with them to their hermitage where he would be given a lavish welcome. Bewitched Rshyasringa, trapped by the charms of the human snares allowed them to have their way and was thus lured away from the forest and from his innocence! Even as Rshyasringa set foot in Angada, parjanya sent torrents of rain on to the parched earth. Romapada went forth to receive Rshyasringa and prostrated to him for bringing rains to the country .He also asked for the favor of warding off Vibhandaka's wrath, for bringing away Rshyasringa. Shanta was given in marriage to Rishyasringa and Romapada attained great peace and happiness with his desires fulfilled.