Shloka 216
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
अर्चयेन्मधुपर्केण परिसंवत्सरोषितान् | श्रीकृष्ण! गृहस्थ पुरुषको सदा यज्ञशिष्ट अन्नका ही भोजन करना चाहिये। राजा, ऋत्विज, स्नातक, गुरु और श्वशुर--ये यदि एक वर्षके बाद घर आवें तो मधुपर्कसे इनकी पूजा करनी चाहिये
arcayen madhupārkeṇa pari-saṃvatsaroṣitān | śrīkṛṣṇa! gṛhasthaḥ puruṣaḥ sadā yajña-śiṣṭa-annakaḥ hi bhojanaṃ kartavyaṃ | rājā, ṛtvijaḥ, snātakaḥ, guruḥ, śvaśuraḥ—ete yadi eka-varṣāt paraṃ gṛham āgaccheyuḥ tarhi madhupārkeṇa eṣāṃ pūjā kartavyā |
Vāyu said: “O Śrī Kṛṣṇa, those who have stayed away for a full year should be honored with the madhupārka offering. A householder should always eat only food that remains after sacrifice (yajña-śiṣṭa), for that is the proper rule of life. Therefore, if a king, an officiating priest (ṛtvij), a snātaka (one who has completed the sacred student’s discipline), a teacher (guru), or a father-in-law returns home after a year, they should be received and worshipped with madhupārka.”
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