Shloka 27
अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्
Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons
अग्निं हुत्वा प्रदायार्घ्यमतिथीन् प्रतिपूज्य च।वानप्रस्थ्येन धर्मेण स तेषां भोजनं ददौ।। ।।
agniṃ hutvā pradāyārghyam atithīn pratipūjya ca |
vānaprasthyena dharmeṇa sa teṣāṃ bhojanaṃ dadau ||
ครั้นบูชาไฟด้วยการหุ้มถวายในอัคนี แล้วถวายอรฆยะ และต้อนรับแขกตามธรรมเนียมพรตของผู้พำนักป่า ท่านจึงจัดภัตตาหารให้แก่พวกเขา
After giving oblations to the fire, and providing respectful offerings, the sage worshipped the guests according to the tradition of hermits and served them food.
FAQs
Dharma is procedural and compassionate: worship is performed first (agnihotra and arghya), and hospitality follows in a disciplined, traditional order.
Agastya completes ritual duties and then feeds and honors his visitors as guests.
Agastya’s conscientiousness—he unites ritual correctness with practical care.