Shloka 30
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
तस्मिंस्तृप्ते नृयज्ञोत्थादृणान्मुच्येद् गृहाश्रमी ।
तस्माददत्त्वा यो भुङ्क्ते स्वयं किल्विषभुङ्नरः ॥
tasmiṃs tṛpte nṛyajñotthād ṛṇān mucyed gṛhāśramī / tasmād adattvā yo bhuṅkte svayaṃ kilviṣabhuṅ naraḥ
Kapag nasiyahan ang panauhin, ang maybahay ay napapalaya sa mga utang na nagmumula sa ‘nṛyajña’ (handog para sa tao), ibig sabihin ay paglilingkod sa kapwa. Kaya ang taong kumakain para sa sarili nang hindi muna nagbibigay sa panauhin o sa iba, ay kumakain ng kasalanan.
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FAQs
Food is ethically prior to the self: the householder’s meal is legitimate only after fulfilling social-sacral obligations. Hospitality is framed as repayment of a moral debt (ṛṇa).
This is dharma-upadeśa (normative conduct) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it supports the Purāṇa’s role as a guide to right living.
‘Debt’ here can be read as psychic imbalance created by self-centered consumption; giving first restores inner order (ṛta) and makes eating a consecrated act.