Shloka 18
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
कश्यप उवाच सर्वत्र सर्व पणतु न्यासे लोभं करोतु च । कूटसाक्षित्वमभ्येतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्
kaśyapa uvāca sarvatra sarva-paṇatu nyāse lobhaṁ karotu ca | kūṭa-sākṣitvam abhyetu yas te harati puṣkaram ||
迦叶说道：“偷你莲花的人，愿他被驱使四处奔走，陷入种种买卖与交换；愿他生起吞没他人寄托之物的贪欲；并堕入作伪证之罪——从而成为这些恶行的同犯与分担者。”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights grave ethical violations—misappropriating entrusted property (nyāsa), succumbing to greed, and giving false testimony—implying that such acts are serious breaches of dharma and lead to moral downfall.
Kashyapa pronounces a malediction-like statement against the person who stole a lotus belonging to the addressed party, wishing that the thief become entangled in dishonest commerce, greedily seize deposits, and commit perjury—thereby accruing the burden of these sins.