Shloka 108
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī
Gaṅgā
परिष्वज्याभिनन्द्यैनं गृहं प्रावेशयत्स्वकम् । तस्य स्वागतमर्घ्याद्यैः कृत्वा पूजां प्रयत्नतः
pariṣvajyābhinandyainaṃ gṛhaṃ prāveśayatsvakam | tasya svāgatamarghyādyaiḥ kṛtvā pūjāṃ prayatnataḥ
त्याला आलिंगन देऊन आनंदाने अभिनंदन करत तो आपल्या घरी घेऊन गेला; मग स्वागतम्, अर्घ्य इत्यादींनी प्रयत्नपूर्वक त्याची पूजा केली।
Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: परिष्वज्याभिनन्द्य = परिष्वज्य + अभिनन्द्य; अभिनन्द्यैनम् = अभिनन्द्य + एनम्; प्रावेशयत्स्वकम् = प्रावेशयत् + स्वकम्; स्वागतमर्घ्याद्यैः = स्वागतम् + अर्घ्याद्यैः.
FAQs
It describes atithi-satkāra—receiving a guest by embracing, welcoming, bringing them into one’s home, and honoring them with pūjā including arghya and related offerings.
Arghya is a respectful ritual offering—often water (sometimes with auspicious additions)—presented to honor a guest or revered person as part of formal reception.
It emphasizes dharmic hospitality: sincere, effortful honoring of a guest through respectful welcome and appropriate ritual courtesies.