Atithi or Guest Reception (study)
by Sarika. P. | 2022 | 41,363 words
This page relates 鈥楥ommentaries of Dharmasutras鈥� of the study on Atithi-Saparya鈥擳he ancient Indian practice of hospitality or 鈥済uest reception鈥� which, in the Indian context, is an exalted practice tracable to the Vedic period. The spirit of Vedic guest-reception (atithi-saparya) is reflected in modern tourism in India, although it has deviated from the original concept. Technically, the Sanskrit term Atithi can be defined as one who arrives from a far place with hunger and thirst during the time of the Vaishvadeva rite鈥攁 ceremony that includes offering cooked food to all Gods.
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Part 4 - Commentaries of 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补s
The first commentator of Gautama 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 is 膧肠腻谤测补 Maskarin (900-1100 A.D). Next commentator is Haradatta, who wrote a com. namely, 鈥�惭颈迟腻办峁谤腻鈥�. Most probably he has borrowed the ideas from the 叠丑腻峁补 of Bhart峁泍aj帽a. Besides these, 础蝉补丑腻测补 also appears to have written a com. on Gautama 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补[1] According to P.V.Kane it is believed that both 础蝉补丑腻测补 and Bhart峁泍aj帽a have written separate 叠丑腻峁补s. In the year 1989 Pandit Kulamani Mishra has written a 痴峁泃迟颈 named 厂奴办峁腻. It was published in 1991. The 痴颈惫补谤补峁嘺 com. of Govinda Sv膩min is a well-known com. on the 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 Burnell says that the oldest commentator of the 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 was Bhavasv膩min.[2] English translation of 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 is included in the Sacred Books of the East.[3] Ujjvala com. of Haradatta is a well known com. of 膧pasta峁僢a 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补
The oldest com. of 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, known as 痴颈诲惫补苍尘辞诲颈苍墨 is written by K峁涐梗峁嘺 Pa峁囜笉ita 顿丑补谤尘腻诲丑颈办腻谤颈苍. There is a noticable relation between 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 and 惭补苍耻蝉尘峁泃颈. The 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 expressly mentions the quotations as 尘腻苍补惫补峁� or 尘腻苍补惫补峁� 艣lokamud膩haranti. English translations of 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 is included in Sacred Books of the East.[4] 痴补颈箩补测补苍迟墨 峁玨补 of 狈补苍诲补辫补峁囜笉颈迟补 is a notable com. of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补. Ujjvala com. of Hira峁噛ake艣i 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 is written by Mah膩devad墨k峁ta.
Unpublished 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 works are, 贬腻谤墨迟补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, 惭腻苍补惫补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, 膧迟谤别测补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, 础耻艣补苍补蝉补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, 碍腻艣测补辫补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, Budha 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, Bharadw膩ja 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 etc. 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补s like 艢a峁卥halikhita 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, 骋腻谤驳测补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, Cyavana 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, J膩tukar峁噛a 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, Devala 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, Paith墨nasi 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, 叠峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, 艢腻迟腻迟补辫补 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补, Sumantu 顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 etc. are extinct today.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
History of 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补, I, pp.248-249
[2]:
ibid., I, p.32
[3]:
Sacred Books of the East, Vol.XIV
[4]:
ibid., Vol.X