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The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
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śeṣam —the remnants;  nivedayām āsa —he offered;  pitre —to his father;  tena —by him;  ca —also;  tat-guruḥ —their priest or spiritual master;  coditaḥ —being requested;  prokṣaṇāya —for purifying;  āha —said;  duṣṭam —polluted;  etat —all this flesh;  akarmakam —not fit to be used for offering in  śrāddha .
TRANSLATION
Vikukṣi offered the remnants of the flesh to King Ikṣvāku, who gave it to Vasiṣṭha for purification. But Vasiṣṭha could immediately understand that part of the flesh had already been taken by Vikukṣi, and therefore he said that it was unfit to be used in the  śrāddha  ceremony.
PURPORT
That which is meant to be offered in  yajña  cannot be tasted by anyone before being offered to the Deity. In our temples, this regulation is in effect. One cannot eat food from the kitchen unless it is offered to the Deity. If something is taken before being offered to the Deity, the entire preparation is polluted and can no longer be offered. Those engaged in Deity worship must know this very well so that they may be saved from committing offenses in Deity worship.
TEXT 9
शात्वा पुत्रस्य तत् कर्म गुरुणाभिहितं नृपः । देशान्निःसारयामास सुतं त्यक्तविधिं रुषा ॥ ९ ॥
jñātvā putrasya tat karma guruṇābhihitaṁ nṛpaḥ deśān niḥsārayām āsa sutaṁ tyakta-vidhiṁ ruṣā
jñātvā —knowing;  putrasya —of his son;  tat —that;  karma —action;  guruṇā —by the spiritual master (Vasiṣṭha);  abhihitam —informed;  nṛpaḥ —the King (Ikṣvāku);  deśāt —from the country;  niḥsārayām āsa —drove away;  sutaṁ tyakta-vidhiṁ ruṣā —because he violated the regulative principles;  ruṣā —out of anger.