Shloka 2.91.81
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
व्यस्मयन्त मनुष्यास्ते स्वप्नकल्पं तदद्भुतम्।दृष्ट्वाऽतिथ्यं कृतं तादृग्भरतस्य महर्षिणा।।।।
vyasmayanta manuṣyās te svapna-kalpaṃ tad adbhutam |
dṛṣṭvā ’tithyaṃ kṛtaṃ tādṛg bharatasya maharṣiṇā ||
Those men were astonished on seeing the wondrous hospitality that the great sage had arranged for Bharata—so extraordinary that it seemed like a dream.
The men were amazed when they beheld the wonderful hospitality extended by maharshi Bharadwaja to Bharata, as if all this happened in a dream world.
Atithi-dharma: the righteous duty of honoring and caring for a guest, shown here through the sage’s extraordinary hospitality toward Bharata.
Bharata’s party witnesses the astonishing hospitality arranged by sage Bharadvāja at his hermitage.
Bharadvāja’s generosity and dharmic attentiveness to guests; the verse highlights reverence for righteous hosting.