Courtesan

A courtesan arrives at a forest hermitage where a young sage, Rishyashringa, has lived his entire life without ever seeing a woman. She pretends to be a brahmacharin (celibate student) and tempts him with food, garlands, and embraces — until he is overwhelmed with desire and she departs, leaving him sighing in emptiness.

Vibhandaka leaves his hermitage again to gather fruit, giving the courtesan a second chance. She returns, and Rishyashringa, delighted and deluded, agrees to go with her. She tempts him into a boat, unmoors it, and transports him to the king of Anga — where rain suddenly falls, flooding the world.