Shloka 42
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
Sanskrit
स्कन्धे विधाता देवाश्च पितरश्च महर्षयः । श्रेयोऽभिवर्षिणः सर्वे तथैवातिथिबान्धवाः ॥
Transliteration
skandhe vidhātā devāś ca pitaraś ca maharṣayaḥ | śreyo 'bhivarṣiṇaḥ sarve tathaivātithibāndhavāḥ ||
Translation
त्याच्या खांद्यावर विधाता, देव, पितर आणि महर्षी—हे सर्वच आहेत; ते त्याच्यावर कल्याणाची वर्षा करतात; तसेच अतिथी व स्वजनही करतात.
Speakers
Madālasa to her son
Primary Deities
Vidhātā (Brahmā/Creator, implied)
Key ThemesDharmaReciprocityPitṛ-yajñaDeva-yajñaGṛhastha as support of worlds