Shloka 11
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
अन्न तेन तदा भुक्तमन्यैर्दत्तं तपस्विभि: । अथ गह्ान्नमत्युष्णं विश्वामित्रो5प्युपागमत्
anna tena tadā bhuktam anyair dattaṃ tapassibhiḥ | atha gṛhānnam aty-uṣṇaṃ viśvāmitro 'py upāgamat ||
他がほかの苦行の聖仙たちから施された食をすでに口にしたのち、ヴィシュヴァーミトラもまた到来し、ひどく熱い食事を携えて侍立した。この一節は、克己の試練と、修行者の間における歓待と奉仕の倫理を浮かび上がらせる。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores ethical discipline in ascetic life: accepting what is given without attachment, and the importance of service and hospitality even under discomfort (here, the ‘excessively hot’ meal functions as a test of restraint and conduct).
Nārada narrates that after the person in question has already eaten food donated by other ascetics, the sage Viśvāmitra arrives as well, bringing very hot household food and presenting himself to serve/attend—setting up a situation that tests proper behavior around receiving and offering food.