Mahabharata 1.175.8 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 8
पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्
The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara
पाद्यार्ष्याचमनीयैस्तं स्वागतेन च भारत । तथैव परिजग्राह वन्येन हविषा तदा,भारत! पाद्य, अर्घ्य, आचमनीय, स्वागत-भाषण तथा वन्य हविष्य आदिसे उन्होंने विश्वामित्रजीका सत्कार किया
pādyārṣyācamanaīyais taṃ svāgatena ca bhārata | tathaiva parijagrāha vanyena haviṣā tadā ||
ಓ ಭಾರತ! ಅವನಿಗೆ ಪಾದ್ಯ, ಅರ್ಘ್ಯ, ಆಚಮನೀಯ ಜಲ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಾಗತವಚನಗಳಿಂದ ಸತ್ಕಾರ ಮಾಡಿದನು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಆ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಭ್ಯವಾದ ಹವಿಷ್ಯದಿಂದಲೂ ಯಥೋಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಿದನು.
गन्धर्व उवाच
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The verse teaches atithi-dharma: a guest should be honored with respectful offerings and kind words, and one should offer what is available—even simple forest provisions—without neglecting courtesy and ritual propriety.
A host receives an honored visitor with formal reception rites—pādya, arghya, ācamanīya, and a welcome—then further honors him with forest-sourced oblations, showing respectful hospitality despite limited resources.
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