Varaha Purana 116.10: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 10
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
Uttara Bhāga · Devotional Orientation and Ethical Warning
यो न मां प्रतिपद्येत ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ।। प्राप्तकाले वैश्वदेवे दृष्ट्वा चातिथिमागतं
yo na māṃ pratipadyeta tato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim || prāptakāle vaiśvadeve dṛṣṭvā cātithim āgatam
yo na mAM pratipadyeta tato duHkhataraM nu kim || prAptakAle vaishvadeve dRRiShTvA chAtithimAgatam
जो इंसान मेरे पास नहीं आता, उससे बड़ा दुख और क्या होगा? जब पूजा का टाइम हो और कोई मेहमान आजाए, उसे देख के।
Sandhi Notes
- चातिथिमागतं = च + अतिथिम् + आगतम्
Varāha
Turning toward the Lord is inseparable from honoring dharma in daily life; devotion is tested through hospitality.
Keep a daily Vaiśvadeva rhythm; when a guest arrives, pause personal consumption and serve first as an offering to Nārāyaṇa present in the atithi.
At the proper time of the Vaiśvadeva offering, on seeing an arriving guest, one should turn toward Bhagavān and honor the atithi rather than neglect him.
Neglecting Bhagavān and the atithi is declared the height of duḥkha; it leads to loss of merit and inauspiciousness in household life.
Varāha Purāṇa 116.12–116.13 (atithi-neglect and its fallout)
FAQs
It connects devotional orientation with household ethics, reflecting how Purāṇas often integrate bhakti themes with gṛhastha obligations like Vaiśvadeva and hospitality.
No geographic location is identified.
Do not neglect devotional commitment and do not ignore the duties of hospitality at the time of household offerings.
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