Varaha Purana 13.6: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 6
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Frame: Hospitality and Reception of a Guest (Atithi-satkāra)
तं दृष्ट्वाऽभ्यागतं दूरादर्घपाद्येन सो मुनिः । अर्चयामास तं भक्त्या मुदा परमया युतः ॥ १३.६ ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ’bhyāgataṃ dūrād arghapādyena sa muniḥ | arcayāmāsa taṃ bhaktyā mudā paramayā yutaḥ || 13.6 ||
taM dRRiShTvA.abhyAgataM dUrAdarghapAdyena so muniH | archayAmAsa taM bhaktyA mudA paramayA yutaH || 13.6 ||
Melihat beliau datang dari kejauhan, sang resi menyambutnya dengan persembahan arghya dan air pembasuh kaki, lalu memujanya dengan bhakti, dipenuhi sukacita tertinggi.
Sandhi Notes
- दृष्ट्वाऽभ्यागतम् = दृष्ट्वा + अभ्यागतम्
- दूरादर्घपाद्येन = दूरात् + अर्घपाद्येन
Varāha
Spiritual attainment is honored through service; joy (mudā) and devotion (bhakti) are themselves offerings that complete the ritual act.
Practice atithi-sevā: greet teachers/elders with water, seat, and respectful attention; cultivate inner gladness rather than mere formality.
Honor an arriving worthy guest (especially a sage) with arghya and pādya, offering worship with devotion and joyful respect.
Observance accrues puṇya, strengthens dharmic reputation and invites blessings; neglect of atithi-satkāra leads to demerit and loss of auspiciousness.
13.13.5 (arrival of Mārkaṇḍeya); 13.13.7 (request for instruction after reception)
FAQs
It preserves a classical South Asian norm of atithi-satkāra (guest reception), presenting arghya and pādya as culturally standardized acts of respect within Purāṇic narrative literature.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it focuses on an encounter and the etiquette of receiving an approaching guest.
The verse foregrounds respectful hospitality—welcoming an arriving person with appropriate offerings and sincere devotion as a marker of cultivated ethical conduct.
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