Mahabharata 1.111.4 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 4
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
सा नियुक्ता पितुर्गेहि देवता5तिथिपूजने । उग्र पर्यचरत् तत्र ब्राह्मणं संशितव्रतम्
sā niyuktā pitur gehe devatātithipūjane | ugraṃ paryacarat tatra brāhmaṇaṃ saṃśitavratam ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പിതൃഗൃഹത്തിൽ പൃഥയ്ക്ക് ദേവപൂജയും അതിഥിസത്കാരവും ഏൽപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. അപ്പോൾ അവിടെ കഠിനവ്രതധാരിയും ഉഗ്രസ്വഭാവിയുമായ ഒരു ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ വന്നപ്പോൾ, പൃഥ ധർമ്മാനുസൃതമായി ശാസനയോടെ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ പരിചരിച്ചു.
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The verse highlights atithi-dharma and disciplined service: honoring guests and maintaining worship are central household duties, and even when a guest is difficult or fierce, one should uphold dharma through respectful, steady care.
Pṛthā, assigned to manage worship and guest-honoring in her father’s home, begins attending upon an austere brāhmaṇa of fierce nature—setting the stage for the well-known episode involving the sage Durvāsā and the testing of her conduct.
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