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 · 发布于 2026年7月12日 17:29:43 UTC
可用语言RUEN用方向键翻颂
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.