Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 226
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
यस्मिंस्ते कुण्डले बद्धे तदा द्विजवरेण वै । उस समय उनकी दृष्टि बेलोंपर ही लगी हुई थी (वे कहाँ गिरते हैं
yasmiṁs te kuṇḍale baddhe tadā dvijavareṇa vai |
毗舍摩波耶那（Vaiśaṃpāyana）说道：“当时，那位卓越的婆罗门把那一对耳环系在一张鹿皮上。他的目光只盯着藤蔓，并未留意被砍断的藤条落向何处。于是，他所斩断的藤蔓几乎都落在那张鹿皮上——正是系着那对耳环的鹿皮。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how fixation on a single task can lead to negligence about consequences; even in simple actions, heedfulness (apramāda) matters, especially when valuable objects are involved.
An eminent brahmin has tied two earrings onto a deerskin. While cutting creepers, the person(s) involved keep watching only the vines, not where they fall, and the cut vines mostly land on the same deerskin where the earrings are secured.