Shloka 10
विश्वामित्रो5थ सम्भ्रान्त: श्रपयामास वै चरुम् परमान्नस्य यत्नेन न च तं प्रत्यपालयत्,विश्वामित्रजीने बड़ी उतावलीके साथ उनके लिये उत्तम भोजन देनेकी इच्छासे यत्नपूर्वक चरुपाक बनाना आरम्भ किया; परंतु ये अतिथिदेवता उनकी प्रतीक्षा न कर सके
Viśvāmitro ’tha sambhrāntaḥ śrapayāmāsa vai caruṃ paramānnasya yatnena na ca taṃ pratyapālayat.
Lalu Viśvāmitra, dalam tergesa-gesa, mulai memasak caru—hidangan persembahan dari makanan terbaik—dengan sungguh-sungguh; namun ia tidak sempat menyambut dan melayani tamu itu pada waktunya, sebab sang tamu tidak dapat menunggu.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hospitality is not fulfilled merely by preparing excellent food; the guest must be received and attended to promptly. Haste, distraction, or over-focus on preparation can become a lapse in atithi-dharma.
Nārada narrates that Viśvāmitra hurriedly began cooking a fine caru as a superior meal, but the guest did not (or could not) wait; thus Viśvāmitra failed to properly keep the guest in attendance and receive him at the right time.