Aśauca-vidhi (Rules of Impurity) within Śrāddha-kalpa — Chapter on Testing/Selecting Brahmanas and Honoring the Atithi
अपूजितो दहत्येष दिशेत्कामांश्च पूजितः / सर्वस्वेनापि तस्माद्धि पूजयेदतिथिं सदा
apūjito dahatyeṣa diśetkāmāṃśca pūjitaḥ / sarvasvenāpi tasmāddhi pūjayedatithiṃ sadā
Non honoré, l’hôte sacré brûle; honoré, il accorde les désirs. Aussi, fût-ce avec tous ses biens, qu’on vénère toujours l’atithi.