Vaishnava Dharmashastra 67.34
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 67.34
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- Sanskrit
67.34
ekarātraṃ hi nivasann atithir brāhmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
anityaṃ hi sthito yasmāt tasmād atithir ucyate //
A Brâhmana who stays for one night only as a guest, is called atithi (a guest); because he does not stay for a long time, therefore is he termed atithi.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English