चत्वारोऽाश्रमाः — ब्रह्मचर्यादि मोक्षाश्रमपर्यन्तम्
The Four Āśramas as a graded path to mokṣa
तेषां स्वागतदानादि वक्तव्यं मधुरं नृप गृहागतानां दद्याच् च शयनासनभोजनम्
teṣāṃ svāgatadānādi vaktavyaṃ madhuraṃ nṛpa gṛhāgatānāṃ dadyāc ca śayanāsanabhojanam
ឱព្រះរាជា គួរទទួលស្វាគមន៍ភ្ញៀវទាំងនោះដោយសេចក្តីរាក់ទាក់ និងនិយាយពាក្យផ្អែមល្ហែម; ហើយចំពោះអ្នកមកដល់ផ្ទះ គួរផ្តល់កន្លែងដេក កៅអីអង្គុយ និងអាហារ។
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya; addressed as 'O king' within the teaching)
This verse treats hospitality as a direct expression of dharma: welcoming guests with kind speech and providing food, seating, and rest sustains social order and righteous living.
He emphasizes both inner disposition and outer action—sweet, respectful words along with tangible care (bed, seat, and meal) for those who arrive at one’s home.
By upholding dharma through hospitality, one aligns with Vishnu’s role as the sustainer of cosmic and social order; righteous conduct becomes participation in the preserving principle associated with Vishnu.