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PAÑCALINGĪPRAKARAŅAM : 147
Gihamāgayāṇamucciyam padisiddham
Bhagavayā vi na hu sutte / Jampuņa tadatthasumantaghāyaṇam
tam na juttami ti || 75 ||
Gșhamāgatānāmucitam pratişiddham
Bhagavatā 'pi na hi sūtre / Yat punaḥ tadarthamasumatāghātanam
tanna yuktami iti || 75 ||
Charity to calling guests is customary,
and isn't denied by the Lord
However, violating the living for them,
the host cannot afford || 75 ||
75. To entertain even the undeserving guests, like beggars, that call at the householder's residence is to observe the social custom and has not been denied by the Lord. However, to violate living beings of the earth bodies, water bodies etc, for entertaining them cannot be justified. Therefore, charity to such callers should be limited to giving them such things for which no violence what-so-ever is involved.
