Shloka 10
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
लोभात् प्रचारं चरतस्तासु वेलासु वै नरान् । उपक्रान्तानि गृह्नीमो राक्षसैः सह बालिशान्,“जो मनुष्य लोभवश हमलोगोंकी वेलामें इधर घूमते हुए आ जाते हैं, उन मूर्खोंकी हम गन्धर्व और राक्षस कैद कर लेते हैं
lobhāt pracāraṃ caratas tāsu velāsu vai narān | upakrāntāni gṛhṇīmo rākṣasaiḥ saha bāliśān |
वैशम्पायन बोले—लोभवश जो मनुष्य उन वेलाओं में भटकते हुए आ पड़ते हैं, उन मूर्खों को हम राक्षसों के साथ मिलकर पकड़कर बाँध लेते हैं।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed (lobha) drives people to cross boundaries and act without discernment; such transgression invites predictable consequences—here, being seized by powerful beings. The verse underscores restraint and respect for limits as part of ethical conduct.
The speaker reports that when humans, motivated by greed, wander into certain restricted areas, they are treated as intruders and are captured and held—specifically by Rākṣasas acting together (implying an organized enforcement of those boundaries).