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The Seventy-Seventh Chapter
153. Having gone there, that Brahmin, due to his addiction to gambling and other vices, spent all his wealth in a few days.
154. Then, the wicked Brahmin, addicted to theft and other evil deeds, was seen by the police officer named Shyenaka, while he was stealing in the night.
155. "Since you bear the name of a Brahmin, I will not kill you. Go away from this city. If you are seen committing such evil deeds again, I will surely send you to the mouth of Yama, the god of death."
156. Thus, the wicked Kalaka, the lord of the Bhils, who lived in Ulkamukhi, rebuked him.
157. Once, in the city of Ayodhya, that Brahmin had come to steal a herd of cows. He was killed by the police officer Shyenaka and went to hell due to his great sin.
158. From there, he became a great fish, then a serpent named Haridristivisha, then a lion, then a bird, then a serpent, and then a Bhil.
159. Having gone through all the hells and endured great suffering, he was born as a stationary being and wandered for a long time.
160. In the Jambudvipa, in the Kurujangala country, in the city of Hastinapur, when King Dhananjaya was ruling, he was born as the son of a Brahmin named Kapishtala, from his wife Anundhari.
161. As soon as he was born, his entire family was destroyed. He did not get any food to eat, his stomach was shrunken, his bones were visible, his body was covered with sores, his hair was full of lice, and he was always scolded wherever he slept.
162. He always carried a skull in his hand, like a true friend who never leaves his side.
163. He was always begging for food, like a thirsty man who wants water. He was so greedy that he could never be satisfied.
164. Like a crow on the day of a sacrifice, he wandered around looking for food. He endured the heat, cold, and wind like a donkey.
165. When the Seth went to the market, Rudradutta, the Brahmin, spent all his wealth on women and gambling.
166. Then, he became addicted to theft and other evil deeds. Shyenaka, the police officer, saw him stealing one night.