On account of his sin, that foolish man has next to take birth as a dog, O king. Living as a dog for five years, he then regains his human form.
श्वा ततो जायते पूढः कर्मणा तेन पार्थिव। भूत्वा श्वा पञ्च वर्षाणि ततो जायति मानवः॥