Shloka 61
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
तस्याश्च यत्फलं सर्वं तत्ते यक्ष भविष्यति ।
अन्यच्च ते प्रयच्छामि पुष्ट्यर्थं सन्निबोध तत् ॥
tasyāś ca yat phalaṃ sarvaṃ tat te yakṣa bhaviṣyati | anyac ca te prayacchāmi puṣṭyarthaṃ sannibodha tat ||
“Segala buah daripada (perbuatan yang tersasar) itu akan menjadi milikmu, wahai Yakṣa. Dan aku akan mengurniakan kepadamu sesuatu yang lain juga sebagai makanan/tenaga—dengarkanlah itu.”
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FAQs
Actions generate results that can be ‘claimed’ by non-human beings in narrative ethics: wrongdoing and hypocrisy create openings for harmful forces, while proper rites close them. The teacher now pivots from critique to practical protection and provisioning.
Ancillary dharma-upadeśa; not one of the five defining topics, but a functional moral-ritual appendix within the Purāṇic discourse.
The Yakṣa represents a liminal ‘consumer’ of subtle offerings; the verse hints that disorderly conduct leaks vitality (puṣṭi) which is then ‘appropriated’ by externalized forces.