ददर्श तं द्विजः कश् चिद् राजानं प्रस्थितं पुनः ॥
ययाचे क्षुधितश् चैनं समांसं भोजनं तदा ॥
तम् उवाचाथ राजर्षिर् द्विजं मित्रसहस् तदा ॥
आस्स्व ब्रह्मंस् त्वम् अत्रैव मुहूर्तम् इति सान्त्वयन् ॥
निवृत्तः प्रतिदास्यामि भोजनं ते यथेप्सितम् ॥
इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ राजा तस्थौ च द्विजसत्तमः ॥
dadarśa taṃ dvijaḥ kaś cid rājānaṃ prasthitaṃ punaḥ ||
yayāce kṣudhitaś cainaṃ samāṃsaṃ bhojanaṃ tadā ||
tam uvācātha rājarṣir dvijaṃ mitrasahas tadā ||
āssva brahmaṃs tvam atraiva muhūrtam iti sāntvayan ||
nivṛttaḥ pratidāsyāmi bhojanaṃ te yathepsitam ||
ity uktvā prayayau rājā tasthau ca dvijasattamaḥ ||
"A certain twice-born saw that king setting out again on his way, and, being hungry, asked him for food with meat. Then the royal sage Mitrasaha, soothing him, said to that twice-born: 'Stay, O brahmana, right here a moment; when I return, I will give you food as you wish.' So saying, the king departed, and that best of the twice-born remained."
3b76ad30d377 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:29:43 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here an ordinary guest's request becomes the knot of doom. It is significant that even the possessed king still shows courtesy, promising the guest food: the remnant of good in him has not gone out. Here we see how a small promise, made out of goodness, will turn — through the indwelling evil — into an instrument of a curse. Thus the scripture reveals that an evil power perverts even a good intention; and the promise to feed the guest will lead to something terrible.