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VIII, 10.
HOUSEHOLDER.
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4. Let him not turn away a guest who comes in the evening.
5. (A guest) shall not dwell in his house without receiving food.
6. If a Brâhmana who has come for shelter to the house of a (householder) receives no food, on departure he will take with him all the spiritual merit of that (churlish host).
7. But a Brâhmana who stays for one night only is called a guest. For (the etymological import of the word) atithi (a guest) is 'he who stays for a short while only.'
8. A Brâhmana who lives in the same village (with his host) and a visitor on business or pleasure (are) not (called guests. But a guest), whether he arrives at the moment (of dinner) or at an inopportune time, must not stay in the house of a (householder) without receiving food.
9. (A householder) who has faith, is free from covetousness, and (possesses wealth) sufficient for (performing) the Agnyâdheya-sacrifice, must become an Agnihotrin.
10. He (who possesses wealth) sufficient for (the expenses of) a Soma-sacrifice shall not abstain from offering it.
4. Vishnu LXVII, 28–29.
5. Vishnu LXVII, 30. 6. Vishnu LXVII, 33. 7. Identical with Vishnu LXVII, 34; Manu III, 102. 8. Vishnu LXVII, 35; Manu III, 105.
9. Vishnu LIX, 2. The Agnihotra which is here intended is, of course, the Srauta Agnihotra, to be performed with three fires. The Agnyâdheya is one of the Haviryagñas with which the Srautâgnihotrin has to begin his rites.
10. Vishnu LIX, 8.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |