Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame
चातुर्वर्ण्यासु नरीषु स्थेयं चेद्राजवल्लभा / किं तु भिल्ले किराते च शैलूषे चान्त्यजातिजे / लक्ष्मीर्न तिष्ठति चिरं शापाद्वल्मीकजन्मनः
cāturvarṇyāsu narīṣu stheyaṃ cedrājavallabhā / kiṃ tu bhille kirāte ca śailūṣe cāntyajātije / lakṣmīrna tiṣṭhati ciraṃ śāpādvalmīkajanmanaḥ
Though Lakṣmī, beloved of kings, may be meant to abide among women of the four varṇas, yet among the Bhillas, Kirātas, Śailūṣas, and those of the last-born castes she does not remain long—because of the curse tied to Vālmīki’s birth.