Shloka 38
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
कुटीं प्रवेशयामासु: क्षुधार्तमतिथिं तदा । ब्राह्मण-परिवारके सब लोग विशुद्धचित्त
kuṭīṁ praveśayāmāsuḥ kṣudhārtam atithiṁ tadā | idaṁ arghyaṁ ca pādyaṁ ca āsī ca iyaṁ tavānagha |
Pagkaraan, inakay nila sa kubo ang panauhing naghihirap sa gutom. Sinabi nila, “O walang dungis, narito ang arghya at tubig sa paghuhugas ng paa (pādya), at narito ang upuan para sa iyo.” At inihain din nila nang may paggalang ang dalisay na sattū na natamo sa makatarungang paraan.
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights atithi-dharma: a guest—especially one in distress—must be welcomed with honor (arghya, pādya, seat, and food), offered with purity, humility, and honestly earned resources, free from pride, anger, and envy.
A hungry Brahmin guest arrives, and the hosts lead him into their hut and formally receive him by presenting the customary items of welcome—arghya, water for washing the feet, and a seat—along with pure provisions such as saktu.