Shloka 18
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
कश्यप उवाच सर्वत्र सर्व पणतु न्यासे लोभं करोतु च । कूटसाक्षित्वमभ्येतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्,कश्यपने कहा--जो आपका कमल चुरा ले गया हो, वह सब जगह सब तरहकी वस्तुओंकी खरीद-विक्री करे। किसीकी धरोहरको हड़प लेनेका लोभ करे और झूठी गवाही दे, अर्थात् उपर्युक्त पापोंका भागी हो
kaśyapa uvāca sarvatra sarva-paṇatu nyāse lobhaṁ karotu ca | kūṭa-sākṣitvam abhyetu yas te harati puṣkaram ||
Kashyapa said: “May the one who has stolen your lotus be driven everywhere into every kind of trading and bartering; may he develop greed to appropriate what has been entrusted as a deposit; and may he fall into the sin of giving false testimony—thus becoming a participant in these stated misdeeds.”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights grave ethical violations—misappropriating entrusted property (nyāsa), succumbing to greed, and giving false testimony—implying that such acts are serious breaches of dharma and lead to moral downfall.
Kashyapa pronounces a malediction-like statement against the person who stole a lotus belonging to the addressed party, wishing that the thief become entangled in dishonest commerce, greedily seize deposits, and commit perjury—thereby accruing the burden of these sins.