Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 29, Shloka 33
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
पूजयेत् तु नरः शक्त्या तेनैवातिथिमादरात् ।
कुर्याच्चाहरहः श्राद्धमन्नाद्येनोदकेन च ॥
pūjayet tu naraḥ śaktyā tenaivātithim ādarāt / kuryāc cāharahaḥ śrāddham annādyenodakena ca
လူတစ်ဦးသည် မိမိစွမ်းအားအတိုင်း ထိုဧည့်သည်ကို လေးစားစွာ ဧည့်ခံရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် နေ့စဉ် အစားအစာတို့နှင့်တကွ ရေဖြင့်လည်း «ရှရဒ္ဓ» (śrāddha) ကို ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။
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FAQs
Dharma is scalable: one must give ‘as able’ yet consistently. Daily remembrance of ancestors and care for guests integrates private piety with public virtue.
Dharma/ācāra guidance; ancillary to the Purāṇa’s broader cosmological-historical aims.
Daily śrāddha symbolizes continuity of lineage and gratitude; honoring the living guest and the unseen ancestors links present action with transgenerational order.