Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
अज्ञातगोत्रनामानमन्यग्रामादुपागतम् । विपश्चितोऽतिथिं प्राहुर्विष्णुवत्तं प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ७३ ॥
ajñātagotranāmānamanyagrāmādupāgatam | vipaścito'tithiṃ prāhurviṣṇuvattaṃ prapūjayet || 73 ||
جو دوسرے گاؤں سے آئے اور جس کا گوتر اور نام معلوم نہ ہو، دانا لوگ اسے ‘اَتِتھی’ کہتے ہیں؛ ایسے مہمان کی وشنو کے مانند سمجھ کر پوجا اور تعظیم کرنی چاہیے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Atithi-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches that service to an unexpected guest—especially an unknown traveler—becomes direct worship of Vishnu, turning ordinary hospitality into a sacred act of dharma.
Bhakti is expressed here as reverence in action: honoring the atithi “as Vishnu” trains the devotee to perceive the Lord in living beings and to serve without pride or calculation.
It emphasizes applied dharma-vidhi (ritual etiquette): recognizing an atithi by circumstance (an unannounced outsider) and performing proper pūjā-like reception; this aligns with smārta conduct rather than a specific Vedanga like Jyotiṣa.