Shloka 78
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
श्षपच उवाच काम नरा जीवितं संत्यजन्ति न चाभक्ष्ये क्वचित् कुर्वन्ति बुद्धिम् । सर्वान् कामानू प्राप्तुवन्तीह विद्वन् प्रियस्व काम॑ सहित: क्षुधैव
śvapaca uvāca: kāma narā jīvitaṃ saṃtyajanti na cābhakṣye kvacit kurvanti buddhim | sarvān kāmān prāpnuvantīha vidvan priyasva kāma-sahitaḥ kṣudhaiva ||
食犬者（Śvapaca）说道：“为了一己欲望，人甚至可以舍弃性命；然而他们从不动念去吃禁食之物。正因这份克制，他们在此世得遂诸愿。故而，智者啊，当以忍饥——以斋戒——来成就所求，莫求诸不净之食。”
श्षपच उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even under extreme pressure like hunger, one should not violate dharmic boundaries (such as eating what is forbidden). Restraint and purity of conduct are presented as the means by which one ultimately attains one’s legitimate aims.
A Śvapaca (Caṇḍāla) addresses a ‘wise one’ and advises him not to resort to forbidden food. He argues that good people may risk life itself but do not choose adharmic means; instead, they should endure hunger through fasting to accomplish their purpose.