Shloka 43
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
येन येन च तुष्येत नित्यमेव त्वयातिथि: । अप्यात्मन: प्रदानेन न ते कार्या विचारणा
yena yena ca tuṣyet nityam eva tvayātithiḥ | apy ātmanaḥ pradānena na te kāryā vicāraṇā ||
毗湿摩说：“凡能使宾客（atithi）欢喜之物，你都应常常赠与他。纵然为令宾客满足而须奉献自身，也不可心生踌躇、起二念。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches uncompromising atithi-dharma: one should give whatever genuinely pleases a guest, without hesitation—even to the extent of offering one’s own self—because honoring the guest is treated as a paramount ethical duty.
Bhīṣma is instructing on dharma, specifically the duties of householders toward guests. He emphasizes that the host must prioritize the guest’s satisfaction and should not waver or calculate when fulfilling this obligation.