अधोवक्त्रेण भोक्तव्यं त्वया वीक्ष्या न मे प्रिया । नो चेद्विडंबनां विप्र संप्राप्स्यसि न संशयः
adhovaktreṇa bhoktavyaṃ tvayā vīkṣyā na me priyā | no cedviḍaṃbanāṃ vipra saṃprāpsyasi na saṃśayaḥ
“Ngươi phải ăn với mặt cúi xuống, và chớ nhìn người vợ yêu dấu của ta. Bằng không, hỡi Bà-la-môn, ngươi chắc chắn sẽ gặp điều nhục nhã.”
Maṇibhadra
Scene: The host warns the brāhmaṇa: eat with face lowered; do not look toward the inner quarters where the wife is present; tension between hospitality and suspicion.
Restraint of the senses is portrayed as essential to preserving dharma and avoiding disgrace.
The larger chapter is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya; this verse emphasizes moral discipline rather than naming the site.
A strict dining conduct rule (niyama) imposed as a condition for receiving food.
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