Shloka 23
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
तस्मात् त्वं सर्वयत्नेन यतस्वातिथिभोजने । पादोदकं पादघृतं दीपमन्न॑ प्रतिश्रयम्
tasmāt tvaṁ sarvayatnena yatasvātithibhojane | pādodakaṁ pādaghṛtaṁ dīpam annaṁ pratiśrayam |
因此，你当竭尽全力礼敬并款待来客：奉上洗足之水，涂足之香膏或酥油，点灯照明，供以饮食，并安置妥当的栖身之所——这些礼数扶持达摩，维系居士与行旅之间神圣的纽带。
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mārkaṇḍeya teaches that honoring guests is a central duty of the householder: one must actively provide the standard tokens of welcome—water for the feet, soothing unction, light, food, and shelter—because such care is a practical expression of dharma.
In his instruction, Mārkaṇḍeya urges the listener to be vigilant and wholehearted in atithi-sevā (service to guests), listing the concrete items traditionally offered to a traveler as part of righteous conduct.