Prasad and Rishi

Once he was in the company of four companions, or lovers, and a Rishi who lived in the mountain fastnesses came for Krishna's prasad. He had lived so long in meditation that his eyelashes grew downwards, and ants made their home on his body. Krishna replied that prasad was for his lovers, and none else. This consisted of laddhu, or Indian sweetmeat balls. At last the Rishi, who was very intelligent, begged Krishna's favorite disciple Pendya, who was a cripple, to ask Krishna for him. This Krishna permitted, because he was the slave of his lovers, and as a result the Rishi gained
Krishna Prem