Shloka 38
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
विकलान् बालवृद्धांश्च भोजयेच्चातुरांस्तथा ।
वाञ्छते क्षुत्परीतात्मा यच्चान्योऽन्नमकिञ्चनः ॥
vikalān bālavṛddhāṃś ca bhojayec cāturāṃs tathā / vāñchate kṣutparītātmā yac cānyo 'nnam akiñcanaḥ
ஊனமுற்றோர், குழந்தைகள், முதியோர், மேலும் நோயாளிகளுக்கும் உணவளிக்க வேண்டும். மேலும் பசியால் வாடி உணவு விரும்பும் வேறு எந்த ஏழையாயினும் அவருக்கும் உணவளிக்க வேண்டும்.
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FAQs
Dharma prioritizes protection of the vulnerable. Feeding is presented as an immediate moral obligation toward those least able to secure sustenance.
Ethical-ritual instruction (ācāra) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Hunger is treated as a sacred claim upon surplus; responding to it dissolves separateness and aligns the householder with the sustaining principle of dharma.