Shloka 136
Jatāyu’s Resistance, Sītā’s Traces, Kabandha’s Release, and the Path to Sugrīva (Āraṇyaka-parva 263)
पूर्ववत् कारयित्वान्न न भुड्क्ते गर्हयन् सम सः । फिर कहींसे अकस्मात् आकर कहते--'हमलोगोंको जल्दी भोजन कराओ।” कभी आधी रातमें उठकर उसे नीचा दीखानेके लिये उद्यत हो पूर्ववत् भोजन बनवाकर उस भोजनकी निन्दा करते हुए भोजन करनेसे इनकार कर देते थे
pūrvavat kārayitvānna na bhuṅkte garhayan sama saḥ |
毗舍摩波耶那说道：“如同先前一般，待食物备好，他却不食；一边贬斥饭食，一边泰然不动。有时他忽然从某处来到，喝令道：‘立刻给我们上饭！’有时他又在半夜起身，意在羞辱主人，照旧命人再备饮食，随后却又拒绝进食，痛斥那正是他亲自叫人做出的饭菜。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage critiques unethical conduct that weaponizes hospitality: demanding service, forcing others to labor, then insulting the offering and refusing it. Such behavior violates dharma by inflicting needless hardship and humiliation, showing how power and entitlement can become cruelty when unrestrained by gratitude and respect.
A man repeatedly compels food to be prepared—sometimes suddenly, sometimes in the middle of the night—then disparages the meal and refuses to eat. The pattern is deliberate: he uses unreasonable demands and contempt to demean the host and display dominance.