Shloka 29
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
शोभनाशोभनाकाराṃ तं मन्येत प्रजापतिम् ।
अनित्यं हि स्थितो यस्मात् तस्मादतिथिरुच्यते ॥
śobhanāśobhanākāraṃ taṃ manyeta prajāpatim / anityaṃ hi sthito yasmāt tasmād atithir ucyate
Seseorang hendaknya memandang tamu—baik berpenampilan menyenangkan maupun tidak—sebagai Prajāpati sendiri. Karena singgahnya tidak tetap, ia disebut ‘atithi’, yakni yang kedatangannya tanpa tanggal yang pasti.
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FAQs
Hospitality is not contingent on external traits. The guest embodies a divine principle (Prajāpati), so honoring an atithi becomes a direct act of dharma rather than social preference.
Primarily ‘Vamśānucarita/Dharma’ material rather than cosmological pancalakṣaṇa; it functions as smṛti-like ethical instruction embedded in the Purāṇa.
The ‘impermanent guest’ symbolizes the transient nature of worldly encounters; responding with reverence trains non-reactivity and sanctifies daily life as yajña.