Shloka 216
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
अर्चयेन्मधुपर्केण परिसंवत्सरोषितान् | श्रीकृष्ण! गृहस्थ पुरुषको सदा यज्ञशिष्ट अन्नका ही भोजन करना चाहिये। राजा
arcayen madhupārkeṇa pari-saṃvatsaroṣitān | śrīkṛṣṇa! gṛhasthaḥ puruṣaḥ sadā yajña-śiṣṭa-annakaḥ hi bhojanaṃ kartavyaṃ | rājā, ṛtvijaḥ, snātakaḥ, guruḥ, śvaśuraḥ—ete yadi eka-varṣāt paraṃ gṛham āgaccheyuḥ tarhi madhupārkeṇa eṣāṃ pūjā kartavyā |
वायुरुवाच—श्रीकृष्ण! परिसंवत्सरोषितान् मधुपर्केणार्चयेत्। गृहस्थः सदा यज्ञशिष्टमेवान्नं भुञ्जीत; एष धर्मः। अतः राजा ऋत्विक् स्नातको गुरुः श्वशुरश्च—एते यदि संवत्सरानन्तरं गृहमागच्छेयुः, तदा मधुपर्केण सत्कर्तव्याः।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder’s dharma includes disciplined eating (only yajña-śiṣṭa, sanctified food) and formal hospitality: eminent or venerable persons returning after a long absence (a year) should be received with the honorific madhupārka offering.
Vāyu addresses Śrī Kṛṣṇa while laying down conduct-rules for householders, specifying who deserves special reception and the ritual form (madhupārka) when such guests arrive after a year away.