Shloka 7
“आप हमारे घर अतिथिके रूपमें आये हैं और हम आपकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुए हैं। आपका आतिथ्य करना हमारा कर्तव्य है; क्योंकि हम सब लोग गृहस्थ हैं ।।
āpa asmākaṁ gṛhe atithirūpeṇa āgatāḥ smaḥ ca vayaṁ bhavat-sevāyāṁ upasthitāḥ smaḥ | bhavataḥ ātithyaṁ kartum asmākaṁ kartavyaṁ, yataḥ vayaṁ sarve gṛhasthāḥ || mūlaṁ phalaṁ vā parṇaṁ vā payo vā dvijasattama | āhāra-hetoḥ annaṁ vā bhoktum arhasi brāhmaṇa ||
ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଦେବ! କ୍ଷୁଧା-ନିବୃତ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ଆମେ ଆଣିଥିବା ମୂଳ, ଫଳ, ପତ୍ର-ଶାକ, ଦୁଧ କିମ୍ବା ଅନ୍ନ—ଏମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଯେ କିଛି ହେଉ, ଦୟାକରି ଗ୍ରହଣ କରନ୍ତୁ; ଆପଣ ଭୋଜନର ଯୋଗ୍ୟ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder’s dharma includes honoring and feeding a guest—especially a Brahmin—according to one’s means. Even simple offerings (roots, fruits, greens, milk, or cooked food) become righteous when given with respect and the intent to relieve hunger.
Bhishma addresses a visiting Brahmin as an honored guest, declares hospitality to be the duty of householders, and invites him to eat whatever food is available—ranging from forest fare to cooked grain—so that his hunger may be satisfied.