Shloka 683
शापस्य लक्षणं चैव यक्ष्माणं च तथा55त्मन: । उनके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर चन्द्रमाने उन सबको उत्तर देते हुए अपनेको प्राप्त हुए शापके कारण राजयक्ष्माकी उत्पत्ति बतलायी
śāpasya lakṣaṇaṃ caiva yakṣmāṇaṃ ca tathātmanāḥ |
毗湿摩耶那说道：他们询问诅咒的征兆，以及那侵袭于他的消耗之疾（yakṣmā）。月神旃陀罗遂答曰：正因所受之咒，名为“王消耗病”（rājayakṣmā）的病患由此而生——昭示道德过失及其果报，能化作苦痛显现；而追问其因，正是通向理解与疗治的一步。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames suffering (here, disease) as arising from a definite cause—specifically the moral and karmic force of a curse—encouraging ethical responsibility and careful inquiry into origins rather than treating affliction as random.
After being questioned about the nature of the curse and the disease affecting him, Candra replies by narrating how the curse he incurred led to the emergence of rājayakṣmā, while Vaiśaṃpāyana serves as the overarching narrator.