कृत्वार्चनविधिं तस्य दत्त्वान्नं च सुसंस्कृतम् । उपविश्य ततः पश्चाद्भोजनार्थं ततो द्विजाः । पुष्पोऽपि वीक्षते तस्याः पादौ पंकजसंनिभौ
kṛtvārcanavidhiṃ tasya dattvānnaṃ ca susaṃskṛtam | upaviśya tataḥ paścādbhojanārthaṃ tato dvijāḥ | puṣpo'pi vīkṣate tasyāḥ pādau paṃkajasaṃnibhau
ତାଙ୍କୁ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ଆର୍ଚ୍ଚନ-ସତ୍କାର କରି, ସୁସଂସ୍କୃତ ଅନ୍ନ ଦେଇ, ସେଇ ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନେ ଭୋଜନ ପାଇଁ ବସିଲେ। ପୁଷ୍ପ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ନାରୀର କମଳସଦୃଶ ପାଦଦ୍ୱୟକୁ ନିରନ୍ତର ନିହାରୁଥିଲା।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Scene: After honoring the guest and serving well-prepared food, the brāhmaṇas sit to eat; Puṣpa’s eyes linger on the wife’s lotus-like feet, creating a subtle tension between sacred hospitality and emerging desire.
Even amid righteous acts like worship and hospitality, one must restrain the senses; unchecked desire undermines dharma.
This verse functions as narrative instruction within a tīrthamāhātmya chapter; it does not specify a tīrtha by name.
Arcana-vidhi (formal honoring) and offering properly prepared food to guests/brāhmaṇas.
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