Devi Bhagavatam 7.13.16 — Devi Gita & Liberation, Skandha 7, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 16
Vishvamitra Resolves to Uplift Trishanku from His Curse
चौरभावेन सम्प्राप्तोऽस्म्यतिथिस्ते महामते । क्षुधितोऽस्मि ददस्वाज्ञां मांसमद्मि सुसंस्कृतम्
caurabhāvena samprāpto'smyatithiste mahāmate | kṣudhito'smi dadasvājñāṃ māṃsamadmi susaṃskṛtam
ఓ మహామతీ! నేను దొంగగా వచ్చినప్పటికీ నీ అతిథిని. నేను ఆకలితో ఉన్నాను; ఈ వండిన మాంసాన్ని తినడానికి నాకు అనుమతి ఇవ్వండి.
Vishvamitra (quoting himself)
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Narrator: Vishvamitra
Listener: Chandala
Dialogue Context: Vishvamitra pleading with the Chandala to let him eat the stolen dog meat, invoking the irony of a thief claiming guest rights.
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Text: Invokes the sacred Hindu tradition of Atithi (guest) hospitality, regardless of how the guest arrived.
Text: Shows the extreme lengths to which Apad-dharma stretches traditional rules; a Brahmana is asking a Chandala for permission to eat forbidden dog meat, claiming the right of a guest.
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He argues that even though he entered as a thief, he is now a guest (Atithi) in the house, and begs permission to eat the meat.
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