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Shibi

शिबि

Also known as औशीनरः

Shibi (Aushinara), king of the Ushinara country, is celebrated in the Puranas and the Mahabharata for charity and for protecting those who seek refuge. Tested by Agni as a dove and Indra as a hawk, he cut flesh from his own body onto the scales to save the bird that had taken shelter with him — a byword for self-sacrifice. At SB 1.12.20 Parikshit is foretold to be 'a giver and a refuge like Shibi son of Ushinara'.

Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa 1.12.20 — Sanskrit Wikisource (pinned oldid=110183)