Skandapurana 7.12.584_399

7.12.584_399

tataste sarva evaitya96 śvasakhaṃ munisattamāḥ97 .
abruvan tvayi śaṃkā no98 brūhi yena vimucyase99 . . 8.119.100 . .
śvasakha uvāca
yo vo100 harati mūlāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca .
sa sukhī miṣṭamaśnātu101 sasuhṛt saparigrahaḥ . .1 01 ..

Then all those best of sages, having approached 'the dog's friend',
said: 'We suspect you; speak so that you may be exonerated.'
Śvasakhā said:
'Whoever steals your roots, flowers, and fruits—
may he eat dainty foods in joy, together with his friends and wife!'