तांबूलं भक्षयित्वा यो नैतद्दानं प्रयच्छति । तांबूलवर्जितः सोऽत्र भवेज्जन्मनिजन्मनि
tāṃbūlaṃ bhakṣayitvā yo naitaddānaṃ prayacchati | tāṃbūlavarjitaḥ so'tra bhavejjanmanijanmani
ತಾಂಬೂಲವನ್ನು ಭಕ್ಷಿಸಿ ಸಹ ಅದರ ಯಥೋಚಿತ ದಾನವನ್ನು ನೀಡದವನು, ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನ್ಮಜನ್ಮಾಂತರಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ತಾಂಬೂಲವರ್ಜಿತನಾಗುವನು.
Skanda (warning/negative phala to the king)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (महीपते/राजन् addressed)
Scene: A pilgrim/householder enjoys tāmbūla while a neglected brāhmaṇa/guest stands nearby; the scene foreshadows karmic deprivation across repeated births.
Enjoyment without dharmic reciprocity (dāna) is censured; neglecting prescribed giving leads to loss of auspicious benefit.
This verse states a karmic consequence and does not mention a specific pilgrimage site.
One who consumes tāmbūla should also perform the prescribed dāna; otherwise a negative fruit is declared.
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