स नित्यं पदवीं गत्वा मुष्ट्वा लोकान्स्वशक्तितः । द्रव्यमादाय पितरौ भार्यां चापि पुपोष च
sa nityaṃ padavīṃ gatvā muṣṭvā lokānsvaśaktitaḥ | dravyamādāya pitarau bhāryāṃ cāpi pupoṣa ca
وہ روزانہ شاہراہ پر نکلتا اور اپنی طاقت کے مطابق لوگوں کو لوٹتا۔ لوٹا ہوا مال لے کر وہ اپنے ماں باپ اور اپنی بیوی کی بھی پرورش کرتا تھا۔
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dusty highway scene: the brāhmaṇa-turned-bandit ambushes travelers with a staff; in the distance, a faint silhouette of a sacred coastline/temple hints at Prabhāsa’s presence.
Supporting family with sinful earnings is still adharma; the means shape karmic burden, not only the intention.
The episode is situated in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, associated with the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse sets up an ethical dilemma about livelihood and sin.