Hanuman explained to the ascetic lady that looking for water they had strayed into the cave, where they had been lost for days. The pious lady told Hanuman that in the days past the golden grove had belonged to the Asura called Maya, who had created that wonder with the power of his magic. "One day", she said, "Indra angered at Maya's dalliance with the celestial nymph Hema, had slain him. Brahma later gifted all this to Hema, who in turn left it to me. I am Svayamprabha caretaker of this grove. How did you get here and what do you seek?But eat and rest before you narrate your story.