Shloka 20
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
इदमस्ति गृहे महमिति नित्यं निवेदयेत् । ते यद् वदेयुस्तत् कुर्यादिति धर्मों विधीयते
idam asti gṛhe mama iti nityaṃ nivedayet | te yad vadeyus tat kuryād iti dharmo vidhīyate |
พึงกล่าวเป็นนิตย์ด้วยความนอบน้อมว่า “สิ่งนี้มีอยู่ในเรือนของข้าพเจ้า” แล้วบรรดาผู้ใหญ่หรือแขกจะกล่าวประการใด พึงกระทำตามนั้น—นี่คือบัญญัติแห่งธรรม
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is fulfilled by habitual hospitality and deference: one should openly offer what is available at home to teacher, father, trusted friend, and guest, and then carry out whatever they appropriately instruct.
Vāyudeva is laying down a normative rule of conduct (ācāra): defining the guest as one not permanently residing in the household and prescribing a daily practice of respectful offering and obedient service toward key recipients of honor.