अनर्चितोऽतिथिर्गेहाद्भग्नाशो यस्य गच्छति । आजन्मसंचितात्पुण्यात्क्षणात्स हि बहिर्भवेत्
anarcito'tithirgehādbhagnāśo yasya gacchati | ājanmasaṃcitātpuṇyātkṣaṇātsa hi bahirbhavet
Si un huésped, no honrado, se marcha de la casa con la esperanza quebrada, en un instante esa persona queda despojada del mérito acumulado desde su nacimiento.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A weary traveler/guest stands at a doorway with lowered head, leaving with broken hope; inside, the householder looks away; above, a symbolic stream of light (merit) drains away into darkness.
Neglecting a guest is a serious dharmic failure that can nullify one’s accumulated merit.
The instruction is framed within Kāśī Māhātmya, applying dharma to life in the sacred city.
Atithi-arcana/satkāra—formally honoring the guest so they do not depart disappointed.