भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
विचित्राणि च माल्यानि पादपप्रच्युतानि च ।
सुरादीनि च पेयानि मांसानि विविधानि च ॥२१॥
vicitrāṇi ca mālyāni pādapapracyutāni ca |
surādīni ca peyāni māṃsāni vividhāni ca ||21||
विचित्राणि च माल्यानि पादपप्रच्युतानि च; सुरादीनि च पेयानि मांसानि विविधानि च।
Let her furnish me with manycoloured garlands of fresh flowers from trees, wines and other drinks and meat of different kinds.
Completeness in honoring guests: dharma is expressed by providing comfort, refreshment, and celebratory offerings appropriate to the visitors’ status and fatigue.
As part of a grand welcome, Bharadvāja calls for festive and restorative items—garlands and beverages, along with plentiful food.
Attentiveness—Bharadvāja anticipates the needs of a large traveling party and arranges both beauty (garlands) and sustenance (food/drink).
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