DHARMA SHASTRA
A_yagtae   }atpUvRSTv}atae=itiwéCyte   .
A   known   person   is   a   visitor.   Only   a   previously   not   known   person   is   a   guest.

AapStb<>-   AitwIneva¢e   -aejyeÓalan!   v&Ïan!
               raegs<bÏan!   ôIíaNtvRÆI>   .
Apasthamba:-   Guest,   children,   elders,   sick   people,   and   pregnant   women   should   be   fed   first.

d*a½i-]a   iÇty<   pirìafœ   äücair[am!   ,
#CDya   c   ttae   d*at!   iv-vesTyvairtm!   .
Bhiksha   should   be   given   three   times   to   brahmacharis   and   sanyasis.If   possible   ,   and   if   accepted food   can   be   given   more   number   of   times.

harIt>-   -yac   zitae   inTy<   iv;[umCyR   sadrm!   ,
           i-]a<   c   i-]ve   d*at!   pirìa'œ   äücair[e.
           iv:[urev   yitíayR<   #it   iniíTy   -avyet!   ,
            yityRSy   g&he   -u<e   tSy   -u<e   jgÇym!   .

Haritha:   Do   Vishnu   pooja   with   devotion,   and   give   bhiksha   to   sanyasis.   Sanyasi   should   be   regarded   as Vishnu.   Shasthra   says   that   Vishnu   Himself   takes   meals   in   that   house.   Where   Vishnu   takes   meal,   it   is   like feeding   the   three   worlds.

Vyas>-     y>   paÇpUr[I<   i-]a<   yit_y>   s<àyCDit   ,
            ivmu>   svRpape_yae   nasaE   ÊgRitmaßuyat!   .
Vyasa:-   Tha   man   who   gives   the   sanyasi   a   bowl full   of   food,   is   free   from   all   his   sins.   He   never   becomes   destitute.

n   d*a*tye   SvagR<<   t{ful<   äücair[e   ,
pŠaÚ<   tu   g&hSway   data   ÊgaRi[   gCDit   .
The   person   who   gives   gold   to   the   sanyasi,   rice to   brahmachari   and   food   to   householder   will   suffer.

prazr>-     Aitiw<   tÇ   s<àaÝ<   pUjyet!   Svagtaidna   ,
              twa==snàdanen   padàDa¦nen   c   .
             ïÏyaCDaÚdanen   iàyàîaeÄrre[   c   ,
             gCDtíanu   yanen   àIitmuTpadyet!   g&hI   ,
            np&CDeÌaeÇcr[e   n   SvaXyay<   ïut<   twa   ,
            ùdye   kLpyeÎev<   svRdevmyaeih   s>   .
Parashara:-   A   guest   should   be   welcomed   after   vaishvadeva. Give   him   a   seat,   wash   his   legs,   serve   meals with   care,   have   pleasant   conversation   and   make   him   happy. When   he   leaves   ,   go   with   him     a   short   distance. Don't   ask   him   about   his   education,   family   and   gothra. Treat   him   as   a   deva.   Shasthra   calls   a   guest,   a   personification   of   God.

mnu>-       t&[ain   -Uimédk<   vaKctuwI–csUn&ta   ,
              @taNyip   sta<   gehe   naeiCD*Nte   kdacn   .

Manu:- Even a poor man should take care of a guest. If there is no seat, he can spread darbha grass as a seat. If there is no bed, he can be asked to sleep on the ground. If there is no oil, water can be given. If there is no food, pleasant words can be spoken. A man should never disregard a guest.

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