Shloka 8
पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्
The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara
पाद्यार्ष्याचमनीयैस्तं स्वागतेन च भारत । तथैव परिजग्राह वन्येन हविषा तदा,भारत! पाद्य, अर्घ्य, आचमनीय, स्वागत-भाषण तथा वन्य हविष्य आदिसे उन्होंने विश्वामित्रजीका सत्कार किया
pādyārṣyācamanaīyais taṃ svāgatena ca bhārata | tathaiva parijagrāha vanyena haviṣā tadā ||
হে ভারত! তিনি পাদ্য, অর্ঘ্য, আচমনীয় জল ও স্বাগত-বচনে তাঁকে সম্মানিত করলেন; তদ্রূপ সেই সময় অরণ্যে প্রাপ্য হব্য-দ্রব্য দিয়েও যথোচিত আতিথ্য করলেন।
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches atithi-dharma: a guest should be honored with respectful offerings and kind words, and one should offer what is available—even simple forest provisions—without neglecting courtesy and ritual propriety.
A host receives an honored visitor with formal reception rites—pādya, arghya, ācamanīya, and a welcome—then further honors him with forest-sourced oblations, showing respectful hospitality despite limited resources.