Indeed, Dharma desirous of determining what that foremost of Rishis would do when seeing some injury done to him. Having thought thus, Dharma spoiled that milk.
जिज्ञासुस्तमृषिश्रेष्ठं किं कुर्याद् विप्रिये कृते। इति संचिन्त्य धर्मः स धर्मयामास तत् पयः॥