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One who commits both types of theft binds himself to an inauspicious lifespan and, through his wicked deeds, endures great suffering for a long time in a state of misery. || 182 || The thief loses his good qualities, his trust in wealth and possessions is destroyed, and he faces life-threatening calamities along with his friends and relatives. || 183 || Just as a creeper touched by fire quickly perishes, so too does the garland of fame, woven from the flowers of virtues, quickly perish due to theft. || 184 || Knowing all this, the foolish Satyaghoṣa (Śrībhūti) dared to commit this first natural theft. || 185 || Due to this theft, he was quickly dismissed from his ministerial post, he had to endure the aforementioned three severe punishments, and he was destined to fall into a state of misery bound by great sins. || 186 || Pondering the minister's misconduct in his heart, King Siṃhasena bestowed the ministerial post upon a Brahmin named Dharmil. || 187 ||
As time passed, one day, a wealthy merchant named Bhadramitra went to the mountain Vimalkāntāra in the forest of Asanā, where the Muni-raja Vardharma resided. Having heard the nature of Dharma, he donated a great deal of his wealth. His mother, Sumitrā, could not bear to see this great donation, so she became extremely angry and, in the end, died and became a tigress in the same forest of Asanā. || 188-190 || One day, Bhadramitra went to the forest of Asanā of his own accord. Seeing him, the tigress, with her wicked intentions, devoured her own son. It is right, for what is not consumed by beings in anger? || 191 || Bhadramitra, due to his affection, was reborn as the son of Queen Rāmadattā, named Siṃhacandrā, and his younger brother was Pūrṇacandra. Both these sons were very dear to the king. || 192 || One day, King Siṃhasena went to inspect his treasury, where the serpent named Agandhana, a being of Satyaghoṣa, bit him in anger. || 193 || The Garuda-daṇḍa, a Garuda, summoned all the serpents with a mantra and said, "Whoever among you is innocent, enter me, come out, and attain purity." || 194 || "Otherwise, I will punish you." Upon hearing this, all the serpents except Agandhana emerged from the fire without any pain, just as if they were emerging from a reservoir. || 195 ||