Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.16.7
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyHospitality Makes a Home Welcoming
“Homes from which guests go away without having been received even with an offering of a little water are like those holes in the field which are the homes of jackals.”
What the purport teaches
- Guests should not leave a home without being received, even with a little water.
- The verse compares homes that neglect guests to holes in a field where jackals live.
- The purport explains that no one seeks shelter in such holes. A human home should not similarly turn away uninvited guests through neglect.
Try this today
If a guest arrives today, offer water before turning back to your other tasks.
Ask yourself
Would an unexpected visitor find a welcome in my home?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.