Shloka 120
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
अतिथिः किल पूजार्हः प्राकृतोऽपि विजानता।धर्मं जिज्ञासमानेन किं पुनस्त्वादृशो महान्।।।।
atithiḥ kila pūjārhaḥ prākṛto 'pi vijānatā | dharmaṃ jijñāsamānena kiṃ punas tvādṛśo mahān ||
ဓမ္မကို သိလိုသော ပညာရှိအတွက် သာမန်ဧည့်သည်တောင် ဂုဏ်ပြုထိုက်သည်ဟု ဆိုကြသည်။ ထိုသို့ဖြစ်လျှင် သင်ကဲ့သို့ မဟာသူတော်ကြီးကို မည်မျှပို၍ ဂုဏ်ပြုသင့်မလဲ။
"Even a newcomer, however ordinary, deserves worship by a wise man who wishes to educate himself in the path of righteousness. Needless to say that distinguished guest like you deserves all reverence.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma: honouring guests is a marker of righteousness, especially for one sincerely seeking dharma.
Maināka justifies his offering of hospitality to Hanumān as a dharmic duty.
Maināka’s commitment to righteousness through respectful, principled hospitality.