Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 9
Mahārāja Sagara, Kapila Muni, and the Deliverance of the Sixty Thousand Sons
प्रागुदीच्यां दिशि हयं ददृशु: कपिलान्तिके । एष वाजिहरश्चौर आस्ते मीलितलोचन: ॥ ९ ॥ हन्यतां हन्यतां पाप इति षष्टिसहस्रिण: । उदायुधा अभिययुरुन्मिमेष तदा मुनि: ॥ १० ॥
prāg-udīcyāṁ diśi hayaṁ dadṛśuḥ kapilāntike eṣa vāji-haraś caura āste mīlita-locanaḥ
Thereafter, in the northeastern direction, they saw the horse near the āśrama of Kapila Muni. “Here is the man who has stolen the horse,” they said. “He is staying there with closed eyes. Certainly he is very sinful. Kill him! Kill him!” Shouting like this, the sons of Sagara, sixty thousand all together, raised their weapons. When they approached the sage, the sage opened His eyes.
FAQs
It was found in the northeastern direction, near Kapila Muni, where the sons of Sagara discovered it and mistakenly suspected Kapila.
Seeing the horse near him and not recognizing his transcendental position, they assumed he had stolen it, mistaking a silent, meditative sage for a criminal.
Do not rush to judge by appearances; cultivate humility and restraint, especially around saintly persons, because false accusation and disrespect can bring severe consequences.