Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 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 ||
તે મનુષ્યો એ મહર્ષિએ ભરત માટે કરેલું એવું અદ્ભુત આતિથ્ય જોઈને વિસ્મિત થયા—જે સ્વપ્ન સમાન લાગતું હતું.
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.
FAQs
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.