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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: Dharma is an important and ancient concept rooted in Indian culture. The wo... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 5
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 13
Update, 16 August, 2023: Subhāṣita-Ratna-Bhāṇḍāgāra is edited by Kashinatha Pandurang Parab. This te... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 10
Update, 16 August, 2023: Bhavabhūti’s Uttararāmacarita, narrates the story of Rāma after his eventfu... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 12
Update, 16 August, 2023: Viṣṇuśarman’s Pañcatantra refers to atithi-saparyā in many places. In the f... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 11
Update, 16 August, 2023: Other works like stories, subhāṣitas, sūktis, stotrakāvyas and texts relate... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 9
Update, 16 August, 2023: In the first act of the drama Mālavikāgnimitra, two Nāṭyācārya’s Gaṇadāsa a... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 8
Update, 16 August, 2023: In the second act of Vikramorvaśīya, Kālidāsa describes that when King Purū... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 7
Update, 16 August, 2023: In Abhijñānaśākuntala, When King Duṣyanta arrives at the hermitage of Kaṇva... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 6
Update, 16 August, 2023: Besides references to atithi-saparyā, we get narrations about the consequen... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 5
Update, 16 August, 2023: Naiṣadhīyacarita of Śrī Harṣa is the most complex of the five mahākāvyas. H... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 4
Update, 16 August, 2023: The reception offered by Kṛṣṇa to Nārada, when the latter visits him is bea... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 3
Update, 16 August, 2023: In Kirātārjunīya, Yudhiṣṭhira welcomes Vyāsa. Yudhiṣṭhira welcomes him by p... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: Kālidāsa’s Kumārasaṃbhava also have picturesque descriptions of atithi-sapa... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: Classical Sanskrit Literature also has vast reference to atithi-saparyā. In... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 4
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 3
Update, 16 August, 2023: Purāṇas present complex ideas in an interesting way for the benefit of comm... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata, two great Epics give much importance to atithi-sa... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: Atithi-saparyā is depicted with equal fervor in the Mahābhārata too. There ... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 3
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 4
Update, 16 August, 2023: Upaniṣadic and Purāṇic stories often reflect the importance of atithis. Sto... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 3
Update, 16 August, 2023: The Āraṇyakas advocate symbolic meditation of yajña rites. The first sectio... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 2
Update, 16 August, 2023: The Brāhmaṇa texts contain interpretations of mantras of Saṃhitās with resp... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Part 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: The instances of systematic practice and rich tradition of atithi-saparyā c... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Treatment of Atithi in Vedas
Update, 16 August, 2023: The Vedic literature including Saṃhitas, Brāhmaṇas, Āraṇyakas and Upaniṣads... »»