SanskritIASTMeaning
अतिथीन् आगतान् देवान्atithīn āgatān devānThe arrived guests — the gods,
दैत्यान् नागान् मुनीन् तथाdaityān nāgān munīn tathādaityas, nagas, sages,
यक्षान् सुपर्णान् कालेयान्yakṣān suparṇān kāleyānyakshas, suparnas, kaleyas,
गन्धर्व-अप्सरसः तथाgandharva-apsarasaḥ tathāgandharvas and apsaras,
महा-भागान् अमित-धीःmahā-bhāgān amita-dhīḥgreatly blessed — the boundlessly wise
ब्रह्मा लोक-पितामहःbrahmā loka-pitāmahaḥBrahma, the Grandsire of the worlds,
दया-वान् सर्व-भूतेषुdayā-vān sarva-bhūteṣucompassionate to all beings,
यथा-अर्हम् प्रतिपद्यतेyathā-arham pratipadyatereceives [them] according to their worth;
प्रतिगृह्य च विश्व-आत्माpratigṛhya ca viśva-ātmāand having received [them], the Soul of the universe,
स्वयंभूः अमित-प्रभःsvayaṃbhūḥ amita-prabhaḥthe Self-existent, boundlessly radiant,
सान्त्व-मान-अर्थ-संभोगैःsāntva-māna-artha-saṃbhogaiḥwith kindness, honor, gifts and refreshments
युनक्ति मनुज-अधिपyunakti manuja-adhipaendows [them], O lord of men;
मुनींस्munīṃsoriginal form "munīṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्gandharvāpsarasasoriginal form "gandharvāpsarasas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाभागान्mahābhāgānoriginal form "mahābhāgān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अमितधीर्amitadhīroriginal form "amitadhīr", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकपितामहःlokapitāmahaḥoriginal form "lokapitāmahaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दयावान्dayāvānoriginal form "dayāvān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वभूतेषुsarvabhūteṣuoriginal form "sarvabhūteṣu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथार्हंyathārhaṃoriginal form "yathārhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विश्वात्माviśvātmāoriginal form "viśvātmā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वयंभूर्svayaṃbhūroriginal form "svayaṃbhūr", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अमितप्रभःamitaprabhaḥoriginal form "amitaprabhaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सान्त्वमानार्थसंभोगैर्sāntvamānārthasaṃbhogairoriginal form "sāntvamānārthasaṃbhogair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनुजाधिपmanujādhipaoriginal form "manujādhipa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the Creator is revealed above all as "compassionate to all beings" and hospitable to his guest. It is telling that the greatest one is not a haughty lord but a hospitable father: the highest dignity expresses itself in mercy and the welcome of each and every one. Thus the scripture reveals hospitality as an image of divine love; and next comes the liveliness of the hall.