Shloka 10
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
विश्वामित्रो5थ सम्भ्रान्त: श्रपयामास वै चरुम् परमान्नस्य यत्नेन न च तं प्रत्यपालयत्
Viśvāmitro ’tha sambhrāntaḥ śrapayāmāsa vai caruṃ paramānnasya yatnena na ca taṃ pratyapālayat.
அப்போது அவசரமடைந்த விஶ்வாமித்ரர் மிகச் சிறந்த அன்னத்தால் சருவை மிகுந்த முயற்சியுடன் சமைக்கத் தொடங்கினார்; ஆனால் விருந்தினரை நேரத்தோடு உபசரிக்கவில்லை, ஏனெனில் விருந்தினர் காத்திருக்கவில்லை।
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.