Indra explained to the sage that Arjuna shared the throne with him due to the virtue of being his son, and described the circumstances of the prince's birth and identity.
[4] Hearing Yudhishthira's grievances about the success of his unrighteous foes, Lomasha preached to the prince regarding the nature of dharma.
[6] He accompanied them during their visits to a number of holy sites such as the Naimisha forest, Gaya, and the river Yamuna, and explained their significance to them.
[8][9] In the Padma Purana, the legend of Lomasha coming across five maidens of the gandharva race who had fallen in love with the son of a sage is described by Narada.
The young man rejected their advances, and when they attempted to claim him by force, he turned them into pishachas, and they responded in kind.