Shloka 3
शृङ्गिशापः—तक्षककाश्यपसंवादः (Śṛṅgī’s Curse and the Takṣaka–Kāśyapa Dialogue)
अहमेव जरत्कारु: किल्बिषी भवतां सुतः । ते दण्डं धारयत मे दुष्कृतेरकृतात्मन:,जरत्कारुने कहा--आप मेरे ही पूर्वज पिता और पितामह आदि हैं। अतः बताइये आपका प्रिय करनेके लिये मुझे क्या करना चाहिये। मैं ही आपलोगोंका पुत्र पापी जरत्कारु हूँ। आप मुझ अकृतात्मा पापीको इच्छानुसार दण्ड दें
ahameva jaratkāruḥ kilbiṣī bhavatāṃ sutaḥ | te daṇḍaṃ dhārayata me duṣkṛter akṛtātmanaḥ ||
塔克沙迦说道：“我确是阇罗多迦卢——你们那有罪的儿子。因我这放纵自心之人所作的恶行，你们尽可按所认为适当的方式惩罚我。”
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds moral accountability: one who recognizes his own wrongdoing (duṣkṛti) and lack of self-mastery (akṛtātman) accepts the legitimacy of daṇḍa (disciplinary punishment) as a dharmic corrective rather than mere retaliation.
Takṣaka speaks in a tone of confession and submission, identifying himself as Jaratkāru and acknowledging guilt. He addresses elders/others respectfully (“bhavatām”) and invites them to impose whatever punishment they judge appropriate for his misdeed.