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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 5
Update, 17 August, 2023: Receiving atithis with warm welcome, arghya and pādya, seat, water, food, b... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 4
Update, 17 August, 2023: Śrāddha is a sacrifice offered to the departed souls. Manu who enjoins śrād... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 3
Update, 16 August, 2023: Vaiśvadeva is the Balikarman of offering of cooked food to all Gods. Bali o... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: Reception of Atithi is usually performed at functions like marriage, śrāddh... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: Dharmaśāstra literature is widely popular after the Vedas. During the Dharm... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 9
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: During Dharmaśāstra period, madhuparka was an important thing that should b... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: Offering Madhuparka is a part of atithi-saparyā. Madhuparka is the ceremoni... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 8
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: Pañcamahāyajñas are the systematic practices that are keenly observed by th... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: In the Vedas, we get several explicit references to honouring an atithi in ... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 7
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 3
Update, 16 August, 2023: The procedure of law was remarkably modern and anticipated the evolution of... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: Of all the saṃskāras, vivāha or marriage is the most central one. Manu says... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: Social customs and ethical codes serve as a parameter for assessing the wel... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 6
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 10
Update, 16 August, 2023: Literaly prayoga means performance. It is the performance of sacrifice, the... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 9
Update, 16 August, 2023: These are same works on Dharmaśāstra which are known by the name “paddhati”... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 8
Update, 16 August, 2023: Secondary literature derived from the Dharmasūtras and Dharmaśāstras were c... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 7
Update, 16 August, 2023: Commentaries on Smṛti works (Dharmaśāstras) are the secondary works related... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 6
Update, 16 August, 2023: The first chapter of Manusmṛti covers many topics such as world creation, c... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 5
Update, 16 August, 2023: The term Dharmaśāstra is generally applicable to both the Dharmasūtras and ... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 4
Update, 16 August, 2023: The first commentator of Gautama Dharmasūtra is Ācārya Maskarin (900-1100 A... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 3
Update, 16 August, 2023: The Dharmasūtras deal with the issues raised in Vedas and other scriptures.... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: The word “Dharmasūtra” is a compound of the words “dharma” and “sūtra”. Dha... »»