Shloka 87
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
यातुधान्युवाच यथोदाह्वतमेतत् ते मयि नाम महाद्युते । दुर्धार्यमेतन्मनसा गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम्
yātudhānī uvāca yathodāhṛtam etat te mayi nāma mahādyute | durdhāryam etan manasā gacchāvatar padminīm ||
夜徒檀尼说道：“噢，光辉的大仙人！依你所释，你这名字与我相关之义，实在难以为我心所领会。来吧——下到那满池莲花的水塘里去。”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how alluring or puzzling speech can be used to draw a wise person into a risky situation; it implicitly points to the need for discernment and self-control when confronted with invitations that may conceal harmful intent.
Yātudhānī responds to the sage Kāśyapa, saying she cannot comprehend the import of his name/statement regarding her, and then urges him to go down into a lotus-filled pond—an invitation that suggests a possible trap or test within the story’s moral framework.