Shloka 16
काश्यप उवाच धनार्थी याम्यहं तत्र तन्मे देहि भुजड़म । ततो<हं विनिवर्तिष्ये स्वापतेयं प्रगृह्य वै,काश्यपने कहा--नागराज तक्षक! मैं तो वहाँ धनके लिये ही जाता हूँ, वह तुम्हीं मुझे दे दो तो उस धनको लेकर मैं घर लौट जाऊँगा
kāśyapa uvāca | dhanārthī yāmy ahaṃ tatra tan me dehi bhujaṅgama | tato 'haṃ vinivartiṣye svāpateyaṃ pragṛhya vai ||
کاشیپ نے کہا—اے بھجنگ! میں تو وہاں صرف دولت کے لیے جا رہا ہوں؛ وہ دولت تم ہی مجھے دے دو۔ پھر اپنا حق لے کر میں واپس لوٹ جاؤں گا۔
काश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical tension: a learned figure frames his action as purely transactional—seeking a ‘rightful share’ (svāpateya) and promising to withdraw once satisfied—showing how desire for gain can be rationalized as legitimate entitlement.
Kāśyapa addresses a serpent and states that his purpose in going ‘there’ is only to obtain wealth; he asks the serpent to give it to him, promising that once he receives his due portion he will turn back and return.