इतीरितोऽयं प्रियया क्षुधार्तया जुगुप्समानोऽपि धने मदावहे । तदा त्वदालोकनकौतुकाद्ययौ वहन् पटान्ते पृथुकानुपायनम् ॥३॥

इति-ईरितम्-अयंthus told heप्रियया क्षुधार्तयाby (his wife) troubled by hungerजुगुप्समान:-अपिwith revulsion evenधने मद-आवहेin wealth due to its arrogance bearingतदा त्वत्-आलोकन-then, Thee to meetकौतुकात्-ययौeagerness (he) wentवहन् पट-अन्तेcarrying in one corner of his clothपृथुकान्-उपायनम्beaten rice as offering

Kuchela set off for Thy place more out of eagerness to meet Thee than for acquiring a means of livelihood, as prodded by his wife, troubled by hunger. He had a repulsiveness towards wealth because of its proneness to generate pride and arrogance. He carried in a corner of his cloth some beaten rice as an offering to Thee.