Shloka 64
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
जगदग्निरुवाच नैतस्थेह यथास्माकं भक्तमिन्धनमेव च । संचिन्त्यं वार्षिक चित्ते तेन पीवाउछुना सह
Jamadagnir uvāca: na etat iha yathā asmākam bhaktam indhanam eva ca | sañcintyam vārṣikam citte tena pīvā ucchunā saha ||
Sabi ni Jamadagni: “Hindi tulad natin dito—na kailangang itanim sa isip sa buong taon ang balisang pagtutuos tungkol sa pagkain, at maging sa panggatong. Dahil wala sa kanyang puso ang ganitong pangmatagalang pag-aalala, siya’y naging malaman, kasama ang aso.”
विश्वामित्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom from constant anxiety over provisions (food and fuel) is presented as a mark of ease and contentment; the verse contrasts the burden of continual planning with a life that is untroubled by such worries.
Jamadagni comments that, unlike their own situation where they must think year-round about securing food and firewood, the person being referred to has no such concern; as a result, he has become well-fed—‘plump’—even in the company of a dog.