atithi
“guest”
group · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
beggar · guest · the guest · the learned Vedic scholar
spoken of as
1 expressionGuest“Atithi”1 mention
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
He who is a learned Vedic scholar — he indeed is the true atithi, the guest.
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The ritual guest (atithi), sacralized as an officiant whose reception is equated with sacrifice, and specifically defined as the learned Vedic scholar.
He who is a learned Vedic scholar — he indeed is the true atithi, the guest.
He who eats before the guest eats up both the iṣṭa — the fruit of sacrificial rites — and the pūrta — the fruit of works of public merit.
These indeed — both the beloved and the unloved — are the officiating priests who lead one to the heavenly world, namely the guests (atithis).
Parāśara Smṛti
The guest figure whose reception is treated as a sacred duty with severe penalties for neglect.
A beggar is able to remove the sin incurred during the *Vaiśvadeva*.
One should never receive a person from the same village as an *atithi*.
A Brāhmaṇa who is a newcomer and of good vows is as special as a newcomer *atithi*.