A notorious robber, he had an accomplice named Karpara, and they were named Ghatakarparas. Once they set out to rob the palace and asking Ghata to stay outside, Karpara entered the princess’ chambers. The princess took a liking to him and after making love to him, gave him a lot of wealth and promised him more if he visited again. He came outside, told Ghata everything and gave him all the money. He went to see the princess again and after making love to her again, became tired and fell asleep. The soldiers imprisoned both of them and decided to hang Karpara. They bought him outside for the deed and Ghata was present there too. Karpara signaled Ghata to save the princess, and he  rescued her. Finding her missing, the king sent soldiers to find her. Thinking that it could not be anyone related to Karpara that saved her, he told the soldiers guarding Karpara’s body to arrest anyone who came to see the body. Ghata came to know of this. The next day, he disguised himself as a drunkard, got one attendant to walk ahead of him carrying  rice mixed with liquor and ghee, and another to disguise himself as a woman and walk behind him. He reached the soldiers guarding the body and gave them the food his attendant was carrying. They fell unconscious and Ghata then cremated Karpara. The king came to know of this and posted more guards in the area. The next time, Ghata disguised himself as a sage and rendered the guards unconscious with a trick he had learned from a sage. He then took away Karpara’s bones and ashes, and realising that staying in that land would be risky, left with the princess. Later the princess became enamoured of the sage and after poisoning Ghata, married the sage as per Kathasaritasagara Shaktiyasholambaka Taranga 8.