atithi
i was curious to know from where this verse came to us, taught by teacher mallaya swami, in childhood, in our school in the temple of basavanna, in adoni, ap
this indicates that the rishi who extolled the upanishad has experienced the ever pervading paramaathma in the universe in all beings, and has the authenticity and hence its durability from ancient times to the present moment---worthy of being called education or gnyana.
quote The verse is from the Taittiriya Upanishad, who says: “Matri devo bhavaḥ, Pitri devo bhavaḥ, Acharya devo bhavaḥ, Athithi devo bhavaḥ”. It literally means ” The Mother is God, the Father is God, the Teacher is God, [and] the guest is God.”
athithi in Sanskrit denotes a (calendrical) date. In ancient times, when means of communication were limited and it was not possible for guests to anticipate their date of arrival, “athithi” (which literally means “without a fixed calendrical time”) was coined to depict a visiting person who had no fixed date of arrival or departure. “Devah” (which, through sandhi or euphonic combination, becomes written/pronounced as “devo” when followed by certain kinds of consonants) means God and bhavaḥ means Be or Is – “The Guest is God”.unquote
this indicates that the rishi who extolled the upanishad has experienced the ever pervading paramaathma in the universe in all beings, and has the authenticity and hence its durability from ancient times to the present moment---worthy of being called education or gnyana.
quote The verse is from the Taittiriya Upanishad, who says: “Matri devo bhavaḥ, Pitri devo bhavaḥ, Acharya devo bhavaḥ, Athithi devo bhavaḥ”. It literally means ” The Mother is God, the Father is God, the Teacher is God, [and] the guest is God.”
athithi in Sanskrit denotes a (calendrical) date. In ancient times, when means of communication were limited and it was not possible for guests to anticipate their date of arrival, “athithi” (which literally means “without a fixed calendrical time”) was coined to depict a visiting person who had no fixed date of arrival or departure. “Devah” (which, through sandhi or euphonic combination, becomes written/pronounced as “devo” when followed by certain kinds of consonants) means God and bhavaḥ means Be or Is – “The Guest is God”.unquote
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