Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame
इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा प्रीतः प्राह तपोधनः / भोगात्मकं शरीरं तु कर्म कार्यकरं तव
iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā prītaḥ prāha tapodhanaḥ / bhogātmakaṃ śarīraṃ tu karma kāryakaraṃ tava
Hearing her words, the sage rich in austerity spoke with delight: “This body, fashioned for experience and enjoyment, is the instrument of your karma, the doer that brings deeds to fruition.”