Shloka 11
अध्याय ३९: विदुरेण धृतराष्ट्राय नीत्युपदेशः
Timely Counsel, Association, and Kin-Duty
भारत! मनुजीने कहा है कि देवता, ब्राह्मण तथा अतिथियोंकी पूजाके लिये बकरी, बैल, चन्दन, वीणा, दर्पण, मधु, घी, जल, ताँबेके बर्तन, शंख, शालग्राम और गोरोचन--ये सब वस्तुएँ घरपर रखनी चाहिये
bhārata! manunā uktam—devatā-brāhmaṇa-atithi-pūjārthaṃ gṛhe 'vaśyaṃ dhārayet: ajam, vṛṣabham, candanam, vīṇām, darpaṇam, madhu, ghṛtam, jalam, tāmra-pātrāṇi, śaṅkham, śālagrāmam, gorocanam ca.
毗度罗说道：“噢，婆罗多的后裔啊！摩奴曾宣示：为恭敬供奉诸天、婆罗门与来宾，家中应备置若干要物——如山羊与公牛、檀香、维那琴、明镜、蜂蜜、酥油、清水、铜器、法螺（śaṅkha）、娑罗伽罗摩圣石（Śālagrāma）以及牛黄（gorocanā）。这些供具能成就庄严的祭祀、周全的待客之道，并扶持守持达摩的有纪律之家道。”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dharmic household should be prepared for worship and hospitality. Keeping basic ritual and offering materials ready enables timely honoring of deities, Brahmins, and guests—an ethical discipline that sustains social and spiritual order.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he cites Manu’s authority to instruct the Kuru elder on proper household conduct—emphasizing readiness to perform pūjā and to receive guests with due honor.