Shloka 39
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
अर्चयित्वा तु पितरौ कृत्यं ते करवाणि वै । तिष्ठ मे द्वारदेशे च आतिथ्यं ते करोम्यहम्
arcayitvā tu pitarau kṛtyaṃ te karavāṇi vai | tiṣṭha me dvāradeśe ca ātithyaṃ te karomyaham
ماں باپ کی اَرچنا کر کے میں یقیناً تمہارا کام انجام دوں گا۔ میرے دروازے پر ذرا ٹھہرو؛ میں تمہاری مہمان نوازی کروں گا۔
Unspecified (a householder addressing a guest)
Concept: Complete one’s obligations to parents, then honor the guest—dharma is ordered, patient, and service-oriented.
Application: Practice hospitality without neglecting family responsibilities; create a home culture where elders and guests are honored with steadiness and kindness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At the doorway, a householder gestures respectfully for the guest to wait, promising hospitality after completing worship of the parents. The scene is gentle and human: a clean threshold, a lamp near the door, and the quiet dignity of dharma practiced in small, sincere acts.","primary_figures":["Householder (gṛhastha)","Guest (atithi)"],"setting":"Village or town home entrance with a decorated threshold (rangoli-like patterns), a small lamp, water pot, and a glimpse of an inner room with a simple altar.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["terracotta","lamp amber","chalk white","leaf green","indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dignified gṛhastha at the doorway offering respectful gesture to a waiting guest; gold leaf accents on lamp and ornaments, rich terracotta and green architectural borders, stylized threshold kolam, warm devotional domestic atmosphere with traditional South Indian detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate doorway scene with delicate linework—guest standing calmly, householder speaking with courtesy; soft morning light, muted earth tones, refined expressions, minimal background suggesting a peaceful settlement.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined doorway composition, lamp and threshold motifs, strong reds/yellows/greens, expressive eyes and clear hand gestures indicating hospitality and patience, temple-wall aesthetic applied to domestic dharma.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: doorway hospitality scene framed by ornate floral borders; symmetrical placement of lamp, water pot, and threshold patterns; deep blue/maroon ground with gold detailing, lotus motifs signifying purity of atithi-sevā."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["doorway footsteps","soft bell","water vessel clink","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: करोम्यहम् = करोमि + अहम्
FAQs
It emphasizes dharma through two duties: reverence to parents (pitṛ-sevā) and hospitality to a guest (ātithya/atithi-sevā).
It presents both as obligations: the speaker first completes worship of the parents, then immediately attends to the guest by offering hospitality.
To respectfully ask a guest to wait at the entrance briefly while completing essential family rites, and then to host the guest properly.