There was a great battle.  Many soldiers were killed on both sides.  Finally, the moment came when Raden Susuruh and Arya Banyak faced each other.  The general shot an arrow that hit Susuruh’s belt.  The belt broke and fell, so the prince was left standing there naked and shamed.  He turned and ran, followed by more than a hundred men.  Many days passed, and no more was heard of Raden Susuruh.  Arya Banyak Wide sat on his father’s throne and ruled Pajajaran.

Defeated, Raden Susuruh roamed through the forest.  In the mountains he encountered Ajar Chimara Tunggal, a hermit whose wisdom was widely acknowledged.  All the spirits of the land of Java obeyed him.  The seer lived on Mount Kombang and perceived all questions before they were asked.  When Raden Susuruh appeared before him, the old sage made a prediction.  “Travel due east,” he instructed the prince.  “In a forest you will rest near a maja tree. On the tree there will be a single fruit.  Taste it.  If it is bitter, build your city there and call your new kingdom Majapahit (Bitter Maja).  One day you will avenge the loss of Pajajaran and your sons’ sons will rule all Java.”

Now the wise man was in reality a woman, a princess of great beauty who had rejected many princes.  She had left the city and taken refuge on Mount Kombang, near a place where there stood a long chimara tree.  Since that time she had taken the appearance of an old man, and the people of Java called “him” Ajar Chimara Tunggal, which means “the sage of the lonely chimara tree.”

While Prince Susuruh was standing before her, she suddenly appeared to him in her old form.  The prince, confused, fell in love and wanted to embrace her. Suddenly she resumed the shape of an old man.  The prince was further confused and now ashamed.  He knelt to kiss the old man’s feet, asking to be forgiven.  The hermit forgave him and predicted that they would one day meet again, in Prince Susuruh’s new capital, and that she who ruled the spirits of Java’s holy land would mysteriously be married to all the legitimate kings of Java in succession.  They would reside in Pamantingan just south of the sacred Merapi, the holy mountain of Wisnu, the great god.

Prince Susuruh took his leave of the mountain goddess who took the form of an old man. He traveled east with his men until they came to a forest, where they decided to rest.  There they saw a tree with only one fruit on it.