दुःशीलोऽपि समादाय मात्रां स्थानांतरं गतः । ततस्तेन सुवर्णेन व्यवहारान्करोति सः
duḥśīlo'pi samādāya mātrāṃ sthānāṃtaraṃ gataḥ | tatastena suvarṇena vyavahārānkaroti saḥ
وہ بدکردار بھی وہ رقم لے کر دوسری جگہ چلا گیا؛ پھر اسی سونے سے اس نے لین دین اور تجارت شروع کر دی۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A furtive man travels to a new city, clutching a pouch of gold; later he sits at a merchant’s stall weighing coins, ledgers open, while a shadow of guilt hangs over him.
Ill-gotten wealth is shown fueling worldly activity, setting up karmic and dharmic repercussions typical of Purāṇic teaching.
The surrounding chapter belongs to Jāgeśvara tīrtha-māhātmya, though this verse narrates the thief’s actions.
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