It means: “One should not neglect one’s duties to gods and
ancestors. Treat your mother as god. Treat your father as god. Treat
your teacher as god. Treat your guest as god. Whatever deeds are
faultless, they are to be performed, not by others. Whatever good works
have to be performed, those should be performed by you.”
Athihi devo bhava has become part of the “code of conduct” for
Indian society. It is a procedure of the host-guest relationship.
Tithi in Sanskrit means a date. In ancient times, when means of
communication were limited and it was not possible for guests to
anticipate their date of arrival, Atithi was coined to depict a
visiting person, who had no fixed date of arrival or departure. Devo
means god and bhav means “Be” or “Is.”
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