He should always worship such guests as are
presenters of sacrificial offerings, as are cleansed by Vedic lore and
observance of excellent vows, as are high-born and conversant with the
scriptures, as are observers of the duties of their own order, as are
self-restrained, mindful of all religious acts, and devoted to penances.
The scriptures ordain that what is offered to the deities and the Pitris
in sacrifices and religious rites is meant for the service of guests like
these. In this mode of life the scriptures ordain that a share of the
food (that is cooked) should be given unto every creature (irrespective
of his birth or character), unto one, that is, who for the sake of show
keeps his nails and beard, unto one who from pride displays what his own
(religious) practices are, unto one who has improperly abandoned his
sacred fire, and even unto one who has injured his preceptor. One leading
a domestic mode of life should give (food) unto Brahmacharins and
Sannyasins. The householder should every day become an eater of vighasa,
and should every day eat amrita. Mixed with clarified butter, the remains
of the food that is offered in sacrifices constitute amrita. That
householder who eats after having fed (all relatives and) servants is
said to eat vighasa. The food that remains after the servants have been
fed is called vighasa, and that which is left after the presentation of
sacrificial offerings is called amrita. One leading a domestic mode of
life should be content with his own wedded wife. He should be
self-restrained. He should avoid malice and subdue his senses. He should
never quarrel with his Ritwik, Purohita, and preceptor, with his maternal
uncle, guests and dependants, with the aged and the young in years, with
those that are afflicted with diseases, with those that practise as
physicians, with kinsmen, relatives, and friends, with his parents, with
women that belong to his own paternal family, with his brother and son
and wife, with his daughter, and with his servants. By avoiding disputes
with these, the householder becomes cleansed of all sins. By conquering
such disputes, he succeeds in conquering all the regions of felicity (in
the world hereafter). There is no doubt in this.[1001] The preceptor (if
duly reverenced) is able to lead one to the regions of Brahman. The
father (if reverenced) can lead to the regions of Prajapati. The guest is
puissant enough to lead to the region of Indra. The Ritwik has power