Shloka 21
ऋषीणां देवतानां च पितृणां च महात्मनाम् । श्रुतः पूर्व मया धर्मो महानतिथिपूजने,“मैंने ऋषियों, देवताओं, पितरों तथा महात्माओंके मुखसे पहले सुना है कि अतिथिकी पूजा करनेमें महान् धर्म है
ṛṣīṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ ca mahātmanām | śrutaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā dharmo mahān atithipūjane ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຍິນມາແຕ່ດົນ ຈາກປາກຂອງລະສີ, ຈາກເທວະດາ, ແລະຈາກບັນພະບຸລຸດຜູ້ໃຈໃຫຍ່ ວ່າ ການນັບຖືບູຊາແຂກນັ້ນເປັນທຳອັນສູງສົ່ງແລະໜັກແນ່ນ. ການຕ້ອນຮັບຜູ້ມາເຖິງດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບ—ໂດຍບໍ່ຄິດຄຳນວນ ຫຼືຊັກຊ້າ—ນັ້ນແມ່ນໜ້າທີ່ທາງທຳອັນໃຫຍ່».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honoring and serving a guest (atithi) is presented as a great dharma—an ethically weighty duty validated by revered authorities such as sages, gods, and ancestors.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhīṣma cites traditional, authoritative sources to emphasize that atithi-pūjā (reverent hospitality) is a major component of dharma.