स चचार सहामात्यो मृगयां गहने वने ॥
मृगान् विध्यन् वराहांश् च रम्येषु मरुधन्वसु ॥
व्यायामकर्शितः सो ऽथ मृगलिप्सुः पिपासितः ॥
आजगाम नरश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं प्रति ॥
तम् आगतम् अभिप्रेक्ष्य वसिष्ठः श्रेष्ठभाग् ऋषिः ॥
विश्वामित्रं नरश्रेष्ठं प्रतिजग्राह पूजया ॥
पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयेन स्वागतेन च भारत ॥
तथैव प्रतिजग्राह वन्येन हविषा तथा ॥
sa cacāra sahāmātyo mṛgayāṃ gahane vane ||
mṛgān vidhyan varāhāṃś ca ramyeṣu marudhanvasu ||
vyāyāmakarśitaḥ so 'tha mṛgalipsuḥ pipāsitaḥ ||
ājagāma naraśreṣṭha vasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ prati ||
tam āgatam abhiprekṣya vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhabhāg ṛṣiḥ ||
viśvāmitraṃ naraśreṣṭhaṃ pratijagrāha pūjayā ||
pādyārghyācamanīyena svāgatena ca bhārata ||
tathaiva pratijagrāha vanyena haviṣā tathā ||
"He hunted with his retinue in a dense forest, striking deer and boars; exhausted by the hunt and tormented by thirst, he came to the hermitage of Vasishtha. Seeing him arrived, Vasishtha, the sage of highest portion, received Vishvamitra, best of men, with honor -- with water for the feet, arghya, water for the mouth, welcome, and forest sacrificial food."
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the ascetic shows perfect hospitality to an unexpected royal guest. It is significant that Vasishtha, a hermit, honors the arriving king with every mark of respect: for a brahmin the guest is sacred, whoever he may be. This reveals the dharma of the atithi: the one who arrives must be honored, without regard to rank or need. Thus the scripture shows the generosity of the saint -- and it is precisely this abundantly displayed generosity that will soon stir up an unworthy greed in the guest.