Shloka 34
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
कुडवं कुडवं सर्वे व्यभजन्त तपस्विन: । तदनन्तर एक दिन पुनः छठा काल आनेतक उन्होंने सेरभर जौका उपार्जन किया। उन तपस्वी ब्राह्मणोंने उस जौका सत्तू तैयार किया और जप तथा नैत्यिक नियम पूर्ण करके अग्निमें विधिपूर्वक आहुति देनेके पश्चात् वे सब लोग एक-एक कुडव अर्थात् एक-एक पाव सत्तू बाँटकर खानेके लिये उद्यत हुए ।। ३२-३३ $ ।। अथागच्छद् द्विज: कश्चिदतिथिभर्भुज्जतां तदा
kuḍavaṁ kuḍavaṁ sarve vyabhajanta tapasvinaḥ | tadanantaraṁ ekadinaṁ punaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ kālaḥ āne-tak tebhyaḥ serabhara-yavopārjanaṁ kṛtam | te tapasvino brāhmaṇāḥ tasya yavasya sattūṁ kṛtvā japaṁ ca nityika-niyamān pūrayitvā agnau vidhivat āhutīḥ hutvā paścāt te sarve ekaikaṁ kuḍavam—ekaikaṁ pāva-sattūṁ—bhaktum udyatā babhūvuḥ || athāgacchad dvijaḥ kaścid atithir bhoktum āsatāṁ tadā | te bhojanāya upaviṣṭā eva āsan yat, tadā kaścid brāhmaṇa-atithis teṣāṁ gṛham ājagāma | tam atithiṁ dṛṣṭvā te manasā paramānanditāḥ | taṁ praṇamya te tasya kuśala-maṅgalaṁ papracchuḥ ||
那俱罗说道：那些苦行的婆罗门把自己仅有的一点食物分开——每人只得一库陀婆（kuḍava）。过些时日，又到另一日，他们也只设法收集到少量大麦。便用那大麦制成萨图（sattū），即烘炒之粉。待他们完成每日的诵念（japa）与戒行，并依仪将供献投入圣火（agni）之后，正要进食——每人仅有一库陀婆之分。恰在他们方才就坐用餐之际，一位婆罗门宾客（atithi）来到他们的住处。见宾客到来，他们心中暗自欢喜；向他致敬礼拜，并问候其安康。
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores atithi-dharma: honoring and welcoming a guest is a primary ethical duty, to be upheld even amid scarcity. It also shows dharma as a synthesis of inner discipline (japa, daily vows) and outward compassion (hospitality and sharing).
A group of ascetic Brahmins, having obtained only a small amount of barley, prepare sattū, complete their daily rites, and are about to eat their tiny portions. At that moment an unannounced Brahmin guest arrives; they rejoice, bow, and inquire after his welfare—setting the stage for a test of generosity under hardship.