क्षुधार्तो गीतमभ्यागाद्विश्वामित्रः श्वजाघनीम् । चण्डालहस्तादादाय धर्माधर्मविचक्षणः
kṣudhārto gītamabhyāgādviśvāmitraḥ śvajāghanīm | caṇḍālahastādādāya dharmādharmavicakṣaṇaḥ
وشوامتر بھوک سے بے تاب ہو کر کتے کا گوشت لینے گیا؛ دھرم اور ادھرم کو پرکھنے والا ہو کر اس نے چنڈال کے ہاتھ سے اسے قبول کر لیا۔
Ṛṣis (citing Viśvāmitra as precedent)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame) / internal: caṇḍāla and sages
Scene: Viśvāmitra, gaunt from hunger, stands before a caṇḍāla holding dog-meat; the sage’s face shows discernment and humility as he accepts to survive, illustrating dharma’s flexibility.
True dharma includes discernment: in extreme hunger, even taboo food may be accepted to preserve life.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the māhātmya frames nuanced dharma as part of the sacred journey’s instruction.
None; it supports an exception-rule in distress rather than a ritual practice.