Shloka 61
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
पृच्छते हुन्नदातारं गृहमायाति चाशया । त॑ पूजयाथ यत्नेन सो3तिथित्रद्यमिणश्व॒ सः
pṛcchate hy annadātāraṃ gṛham āyāti cāśayā | taṃ pūjayātha yatnena so 'tithir dharmam īkṣate ||
毗舍波耶那说：他打听施食之人，怀着希望来到人家门前。因此，当以殷勤之心礼敬此客；因为来客乃是承载并考验达摩（dharma）者。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches atithi-dharma: a guest arrives with hope and should be received with deliberate respect and care. Honoring the guest is presented as a direct expression of dharma, and the guest’s presence functions as a moral test of the householder’s conduct.
Vaiśampāyana states a general rule of conduct: when a guest comes to a home seeking sustenance and goodwill, the householders should honor him attentively. The statement frames hospitality not as mere courtesy but as a dharmic obligation.