Once, Durjaya went on a hunt and arrived at the hermitage of the sage gouramukha. With King Durjaya were five battalions (akshouhini) of soldiers and this huge army had to be fed by the sage. This would normally have been an impossible task.

Gouramukha had however obtained from Narayana a wonderful jewel named chinatmani. This jewel had the property that it immediately provided whatever it was that one wished for. Thanks to the possession of this jewel, Gouramukha could make provisions for the entertainment of Durjaya and his army. Their board and lodging constituted no problem at all.

Durjaya coveted the jewel which had such wonderful powers. He sent his minister Virochana to ask the sage for the jewel, but Gouramukha refused to part with such a prized possession. Durjaya thereupon sent an army to seize the jewel. But when Gouramukha called upon chintamani to protect him, millions of soldiers emerged from the jewel and easily defeated Durjaya’s army.