Chunda was given refuge by a Charan named Alhaji Barhath who raised him at his home in Kalau village.
As Chunda grew older, Alhaji equipped him with a horse and weapons and presented him to his uncle Rawal Mallinath.
Chunda agreed and was married to a Pratihar princess, he was further given the fortified city of Mandore and a thousand villages in dowry.
[3][4] This incident was recorded in an old Rajasthani(Dingal) couplet:[5]"ईदौं रो उपकार, कमधज कदे न बीसरे, चूँडै चंवरी चाड़, दी मंडोवर दायजै।" which translates as:"The Rathore shall always remember the obligation of the Indas who gave a daughter in marriage and Mandowar in dowry to Rao Chunda.
[6][3][7] Chunda captured and occupied Nagaur in 1408 AD and decided to stay there leaving Mandore under the charge of one of his sons.