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𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌥𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍋

अतिथिर्यस्य भग्नाशो in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Anytime, especially before receiving guests or while cultivating the spirit of hospitality in the home·📜 Subhashita (Sanskrit niti literature)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Subhashita (Sanskrit niti literature) · Traditional (anonymous wisdom verse) · Classical Sanskrit literature

Rooted in the Vedic and dharmic ideal of atithi devo bhava — 'treat the guest as God' — this verse belongs to the Subhashita tradition of pithy moral sayings. It dramatises the duty of hospitality by describing the unseen exchange of merit and demerit that follows when a guest is welcomed or, fatefully, turned away with broken hopes, thereby teaching the householder to honour every visitor.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally believed that homes which never turn away a guest are blessed with abundance and grace, while the merit lost in sending away even one disappointed visitor can quietly undo years of virtuous deeds — such is the power the scriptures attach to atithi-satkara.

The Mantra

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𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌥𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍋 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇। 𑌸 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿॥

atithir yasya bhagnāśo gṛhāt pratinivartate। sa tasmai duṣkṛtaṁ dattvā puṇyam ādāya gacchati॥

Meaning:जो अतिथि किसी के घर से अपनी आशा टूटी हुई (निराश) लौट जाता है, वह उस गृहस्थ को अपने पाप देकर और उसका पुण्य लेकर चला जाता है। यह श्लोक चेतावनी देता है कि अतिथि को निराश लौटाना अपने पुण्य को खोना और अतिथि के पापों को ग्रहण करना है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌥𑌿𑌃🔊atithiḥa guest (one who comes without a fixed appointment)
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊yasyaof whom, from whose
𑌭𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌃🔊bhagnāśaḥwith hopes broken, disappointed, hopes dashed
𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊gṛhātfrom the house, from the home
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇🔊pratinivartatereturns, turns back and goes away
𑌸𑌃🔊saḥhe, that guest
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈🔊tasmaito him (the householder)
𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊duṣkṛtamhis own sins, his bad deeds, demerit
𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾🔊dattvāhaving given, leaving behind
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊puṇyammerit, the fruit of good deeds
𑌆𑌦𑌾𑌯🔊ādāyahaving taken, carrying away
𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿🔊gacchatigoes away, departs

Benefits of Chanting अतिथिर्यस्य भग्नाशो

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Reinforces the timeless dharma of welcoming and honouring guests

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Reminds the householder of the spiritual rewards of hospitality

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Cultivates generosity, warmth and selflessness toward all who arrive

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Echoes the Vedic ideal of 'atithi devo bhava' — the guest as divine

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Encourages a household to never turn away the needy or the visitor disappointed

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A vivid reminder that kindness shown to a guest preserves one's own merit

How to Chant अतिथिर्यस्य भग्नाशो

Repetitions3times
Best TimeAnytime, especially before receiving guests or while cultivating the spirit of hospitality in the home

Recite the verse with awareness of its message that a disappointed guest carries away one's merit. Let it inspire a warm, ungrudging welcome to everyone who comes to your door. Reflect on the ancient ideal of atithi-satkara and resolve never to send away a guest or a needy visitor empty-handed or disheartened.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete अतिथिर्यस्य भग्नाशो written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It means that a guest who leaves a house disappointed (turned away) takes the householder's merit (punya) with him and leaves behind his own demerit (dushkrita). It is a warning about the spiritual loss caused by failing in hospitality.
It upholds the sacred Indian tradition of atithi-satkara — honouring guests. To welcome and care for a guest brings merit, while turning one away disappointed costs one's own punya, reflecting the ideal 'atithi devo bhava,' the guest is like God.
It is a well-known Subhashita from the Sanskrit niti tradition, frequently quoted in teachings on dharma and hospitality and preserved in classical anthologies of moral verses.

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