Doubtful about the propriety of eating flesh, the Rishis asked Vasu the king of the Chedis, for removing their doubt. King Vasu, knowing that flesh should not be taken, answered that it was edible, O king.
ऋषिभिः संशयं पृष्टो वसुश्चेदिपतिः पुरा। अभक्ष्यमपि मांसं यः प्राह भक्ष्यमिति प्रभा॥