Shloka 8
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bhīṣma uvāca | tatastena kṛtātithyaḥ so 'tithiḥ śatrusūdana | uvāsa kila tāṃ rātriṃ saha tena dvijena vai ||
Bhishma said: “Then, O slayer of foes, that guest—having accepted the hospitality (atithi-satkāra) offered by him—indeed spent that night there together with that brahmin.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights atithi-dharma: honouring a guest and the guest’s acceptance of that hospitality are both ethically significant, creating a relationship grounded in trust, propriety, and righteous social conduct.
After being properly received by a brahmin, the guest accepts the hospitality and stays the entire night there, remaining in the brahmin’s company.