Varaha Purana 116.45: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 45
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
यश्चात्मा वै समश्नाति ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ प्रविष्टस्त्वतिथिर्यस्य निराशो यन्न गच्छति ॥
yaś cātmā vai samaśnāti tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || praviṣṭas tv atithir yasya nirāśo yan na gacchati ||
यः स्वयमेव यथामात्रं समश्नाति, ततः सौख्यतरं किं नु? यस्य गृहे प्रविष्टोऽतिथिर्निराशो न गच्छति, स एव परमसुखी।
Varāha (default speaker for this nīti sequence)
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It preserves the classical South Asian ideal of atithi-satkāra (guest-care) and moderation in consumption—values central to household ethics across Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra traditions.
No geographic location is specified; the verse is normative and household-centered.
Practice moderation in personal consumption and ensure that guests leave satisfied—hospitality is presented as a high ethical good.
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