Shloka 68
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
सा त्वं ब्रूहि महाभागे ! प्राप्तायाः मम मन्दिरम् ।
आर्यायाः यन्मया कार्यं तथाऽऽर्येणापि वा शुभे ॥
sā tvaṃ brūhi mahābhāge prāptāyā mama mandiram | āryāyā yan mayā kāryaṃ tathāryeṇāpi vā śubhe ||
Karena itu, wahai wanita mulia, katakanlah kepadaku—karena engkau telah datang ke rumahku—apa yang harus kulakukan untuk menyambut tamu yang luhur, dan apa pula yang patut engkau lakukan, wahai yang membawa keberkahan.
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FAQs
Hospitality is treated as a dharmic protocol: the host inquires about correct service, and the guest’s reciprocal propriety is also acknowledged.
Social-ethical instruction embedded in narrative; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The ‘guest’ motif often symbolizes the arrival of dharma/knowledge; the house (mandira) becomes the inner space where right action must be arranged.