अनर्चितोऽतिथिर्गेहाद्भग्नाशो यस्य गच्छति । आजन्मसंचितात्पुण्यात्क्षणात्स हि बहिर्भवेत्
anarcito'tithirgehādbhagnāśo yasya gacchati | ājanmasaṃcitātpuṇyātkṣaṇātsa hi bahirbhavet
客人を礼拝せず、望みを砕かれて家を去らせるなら、その者は生来積み重ねた功徳を一瞬にして失う。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A weary traveler/guest stands at a doorway with lowered head, leaving with broken hope; inside, the householder looks away; above, a symbolic stream of light (merit) drains away into darkness.
Neglecting a guest is a serious dharmic failure that can nullify one’s accumulated merit.
The instruction is framed within Kāśī Māhātmya, applying dharma to life in the sacred city.
Atithi-arcana/satkāra—formally honoring the guest so they do not depart disappointed.