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Guest is God
2010-02-10 3:15 AM
The Atharvaveda says that serving a guest is a sacrificial fire by itself. The custom of considering a guest as God and serving him is prevalent since the Vedic times. Parashar says प्रियो वा यदि वा व्देष्यो मूर्ख: पण्डित एव वा । वैश्वदेवे तु सम्प्राप्त: सोऽतिथि: स्वर्गसङ्गक्रम: ।। - पराशरस्मृति १.४०
Meaning: Irrespective of whether a guest is a friend or a foe, a foolish or a learned one he who arrives at the time of the ritual of Vaishvadev (a ritual of offering oblation to Agni, the deity of fire, performed daily before having a meal) bestows heavenly merits upon the host. - Parasharsmruti 1.40


Maybe that's why hostility is so evident in Indians till today. Extracted from Miss Tanuja Thakur's post.

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