Shloka 27
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
अज्ञातकुलनामानं तत्कालसमुपस्थितम् ।
बुभुक्षुमागतं श्रान्तं याचमानमकिञ्चनम् ॥
ajñātakulanāmānaṃ tatkālasamupasthitam / bubhukṣum āgataṃ śrāntaṃ yācamānam akiñcanam
யாருடைய குலமும் பெயரும் அறியப்படாததோ, அவர் அதே நேரத்தில் வந்து சேர்வார்; பசியும் களைப்பும் உடையவராய், யாசித்து, எந்த உடமையும் இன்றி வருபவரே விருந்தினர் (அதிதி).
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FAQs
The text defines moral priority: the unknown, hungry, exhausted petitioner is the true claimant on the householder’s resources and care.
Ācāra/Dharma: practical ethical taxonomy rather than cosmological or genealogical narration.
The ‘unknown name and lineage’ motif dissolves social labels; dharma is tested where identity cannot be leveraged for prestige—only compassion remains.