Varaha Purana 69.6: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 6
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogic Narrative (Hospitality and Sage-Guest Etiquette)
एवं चित्तयतो मह्यं स मां प्राह महामुनिः । स्थीयतां स्थीयतां ब्रह्मन्नातिथ्यं करवाणि ते ॥ ६९.६ ॥
evaṃ cittayato mahyaṃ sa māṃ prāha mahāmuniḥ | sthīyatāṃ sthīyatāṃ brahmann ātithyaṃ karavāṇi te || 69.6 ||
evaM chittayato mahyaM sa mAM prAha mahAmuniH | sthIyatAM sthIyatAM brahmannAtithyaM karavANi te || 69.6 ||
मैं सोच ही रहा था कि बड़े ऋषि ने मुझसे कहा। रुको, रुको, ब्राह्मण। मैं तुम्हारा स्वागत करता हूँ।
Sandhi Notes
- ब्रह्मन्नातिथ्यम् = ब्रह्मन् + आतिथ्यम्
Reverence to the guest is reverence to dharma; social ethics are spiritual discipline.
Pause one’s own plans, invite the guest to rest, and serve with sincerity (water/seat/food as appropriate).
Ātithya-dharma: on receiving a guest (especially a brāhmaṇa), one should request him to stay and offer hospitality.
Proper hospitality yields puṇya, fame, and household prosperity; neglect of a guest is treated as a serious fault leading to demerit and loss of auspiciousness.
Varāha Purāṇa 69.69.7-9 (entry into hut; radiant brāhmaṇa; hospitality items)
FAQs
It reflects a widely attested Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstric cultural norm: the ethical obligation to receive a guest—especially a learned visitor—with respect and care, framing hospitality as a marker of cultivated social order.
No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; it focuses on interpersonal conduct within a narrative setting.
The verse foregrounds the principle of ātithya (guest-hospitality): requesting the visitor to remain and offering to perform appropriate acts of welcome and care.
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