Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 53
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
सुरास्सुरापाः पिबत पायसं च बुभुक्षिताः।।2.91.52।।मांसानि च सुमेध्यानि भक्ष्यन्तां यावदिच्छथ।।2.91.53।।
surāḥ surāpāḥ pibata pāyasaṃ ca bubhukṣitāḥ |
māṃsāni ca sumedhyāni bhakṣyantāṃ yāvad icchatha ||
ຜູ້ໃດເປັນຜູ້ດື່ມສຸຣາ ກໍໃຫ້ດື່ມສຸຣາ; ຜູ້ຫິວໂຫຍ ໃຫ້ກິນປາຍາສະ (pāyasa); ແລະໃຫ້ກິນເນື້ອທີ່ບໍລິສຸດ ແລະຖືກອະນຸມັດຕາມທຳ—ຕາມຄວາມປາຖະໜາຂອງແຕ່ລະຄົນ.
'O wine drinkers, drink as much as you can those who are hungry partake payasam and sacred meat'.
FAQs
The dharma of hospitality (atithi-dharma): providing appropriately for guests’ needs. The broader ethical lens is that enjoyment is not condemned, but should be situated within rightful purpose and restraint.
The personified forest-hostesses invite Bharata’s party to eat and drink freely as part of Bharadvāja’s grand welcome.
Bharadvāja’s generosity and capacity to provide for a large assembly; implicitly, guests are expected to maintain self-control and not lose sight of their duty.