You took delight in pleasing us, you did not do us any harm and again you were our guest, how could I therefore kill you who were in the garb of a Brahmana and who were innocent?
प्रियेषु रममाणं त्वां न चैवाप्रियकारिणम्। अतिथिं ब्रह्मरूपं च कथं हन्यामनागसम्॥