मातापितागुरुपत्नीः त्वपत्यानि समाश्रिताः । अभ्यागतोतिथिश्चाग्निः पोष्यवर्गा अमी नव
mātāpitāgurupatnīḥ tvapatyāni samāśritāḥ | abhyāgatotithiścāgniḥ poṣyavargā amī nava
此九者当供养:母、父、师之妻、己之子女、来投依者、来访之宾,以及圣火。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Kāśī household scene showing the nine poṣya-varga symbolically: parents seated with honor, guru-patnī respectfully served, children nearby, a supplicant at the door, an atithi welcomed with water and seat, and a small sacred fire tended with offerings.
Dharma is concretely expressed through responsibility—supporting key relations and sacred obligations, including hospitality and reverence for the household fire.
The teaching is situated within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī milieu, aligning social duty with the sanctity of life in the holy city.
Atithi-satkara (honoring the guest) and maintenance of agni (the sacred household fire) are explicitly included among obligatory supports.
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