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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 85 · A Brahmin and His Nephew's Jewels
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
अतिष्ठन् म्लेच्छानिकटे म्लेच्छविद्यासु पण्डितः ॥मात्स्यं मांसं च मद्यं च भोजनं चाकरोत्सदा ॥ २ ॥
He lived near the mleccha (outsider). He was learned in mleccha knowledge. He always ate fish and meat and drank liquor.
Classical view, not medical advice.
एवं सर्वे वयो जातं धनं बहु सुसंचितम् ॥
So all his years went by. He saved much wealth. He kept that wealth buried in the ground, inside his fine house.
एकस्मिन्समये देवि भ्रातुः पुत्रः समागतः ॥
One day, O Goddess, his brother's son came. He was a dealer in jewels, skilled and clever.
ततो गेहस्थितो नित्यं रत्नं बहु सुसंचितम् ॥
The nephew then stayed in the house all the time. He had gathered many jewels. Out of greed for the jewels, O Goddess, the brahmin took a razor at…